Lead Software Engineer Job Trends in Eastbourne

Lead Software Engineer
East Sussex > Eastbourne

The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Eastbourne is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Eastbourne 1.59% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.61% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
East Sussex median annual salary £82,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Eastbourne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Eastbourne. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Eastbourne with a recognized job title 62 16 48
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.41% 100.00% 92.31%
Number of salaries quoted 60 13 32
10th Percentile £32,500 - £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -7.69% -2.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £66,250
90th Percentile - £111,000 £70,000
East Sussex median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -9.09%

Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Eastbourne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Eastbourne.

Lead Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Eastbourne

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Eastbourne

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Engineer job vacancies in Eastbourne.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Engineer job vacancies in Eastbourne

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Eastbourne

For the 6 months to 28 March 2026, Lead Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Eastbourne region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Eastbourne by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++