Lead Developer Job Trends in England

Lead Developer
UK > England

The median Lead Developer salary in England is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 377 259
Rank change year-on-year +49 -118 +40
Permanent Lead Developer jobs 587 269 662
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.55% 0.63% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.69% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 472 190 525
10th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,313 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% +7.14% -12.50%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - £142,500 £142,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £68,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +10.29% -15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
23 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,016 38,796 58,965
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.25% 90.57% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 68,042 23,466 33,680
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,999 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -6.09% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £52,500 £56,252
% change year-on-year +12.38% -6.67% -6.25%

Lead Developer Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Lead Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Lead Developer job vacancy trend in England

Lead Developer Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in England

Lead Developer Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for Lead Developer jobs in England over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead Developer in England

Lead Developer Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Lead Developer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London -14 197 £95,000 -7.32% 82
North of England -12 127 £75,000 +7.14% 32
Midlands +7 106 £70,000 -3.45% 17
South East +6 104 £92,500 +27.59% 15
West Midlands -14 63 £70,000 -3.45% 12
North West -6 58 £72,500 +3.57% 8
Yorkshire -14 46 £75,000 +9.09% 18
East Midlands -1 43 £70,000 -6.67% 5
East of England -16 26 £85,000 +29.77% 10
North East -47 23 £100,000 +45.99% 7
South West -68 21 £70,000 +55.56% 7
Lead Developer
UK

Lead Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Lead Developer job ads cited 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 Lead Developer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Technical Leadership24.2%142
2C#23.3%137
2Full-Stack Development23.3%137
4Azure22.5%132
5.NET21.3%125
6JavaScript20.8%122
7AWS19.8%116
8Mentoring19.3%113
9TypeScript18.7%110
10AI15.2%89
11CI/CD14.7%86
11Node.js14.7%86
13SaaS14.1%83
14Software Engineering12.9%76
15SQL12.8%75
16Python12.3%72
17Microsoft11.2%66
18Continuous Improvement9.9%58
18DevOps9.9%58
20Microservices9.5%56
21Agile9.4%55
21SQL Server9.4%55
23Dynamics 3658.7%51
24React8.3%49
25Roadmaps8.0%47
26Power Platform7.3%43
27Docker6.6%39
28Event-Driven6.5%38
28RESTful6.5%38
30Problem-Solving6.3%37

Lead Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Lead Software Developer31.9%187
2Software Developer31.7%186
3Lead Full-Stack Developer17.2%101
4Lead .NET Developer9.0%53
5Lead Python Developer7.7%45
6Lead Dynamics 365 Developer7.5%44
7Lead C# Developer7.3%43
8C# .NET Developer3.9%23
9Artificial Intelligence Developer3.7%22
10Lead Java Developer3.6%21
10React Developer3.6%21
12Automation Developer3.4%20
12Integration Developer3.4%20
12Power Platform Developer3.4%20
15.NET Developer - Fintech2.9%17
15MuleSoft Developer2.9%17
15Senior Developer2.9%17
18Developer/Software Engineer2.6%15
18Lead Software Engineer2.6%15
18Team Leader2.6%15
175 Lead Developer jobs in England