Lead Developer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Folkestone

Lead Developer
Kent > Folkestone

The median Lead Developer salary in Folkestone is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 September 2026.

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

	6 months to 28 Sep 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	14	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Folkestone	1.56%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	1.61%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	-	-
Kent median annual salary	£62,500	-	£55,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Folkestone

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Folkestone. 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 Folkestone with a recognized job title	62	5	16
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	96.88%	21.74%	100.00%
Number of salaries quoted	46	0	9
10^th Percentile	£28,500	-	£43,600
25^th Percentile	£41,250	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	-	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	-8.33%
75^th Percentile	£60,000	-	£62,500
90^th Percentile	£62,500	-	£74,000
Kent median annual salary	£45,000	£40,000	£47,500
% change year-on-year	+12.50%	-15.79%	-5.00%

Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Folkestone

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