Applications Developer Job Trends in Leeds

Application Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Application Developer salary in Leeds is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 105 114
Rank change year-on-year +23 +9 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Developer 3 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.30% 0.14% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.14% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £42,250
75th Percentile £58,750 - £53,750
90th Percentile £59,500 - £60,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - £42,250

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 943 1,406 1,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.39% 96.17% 98.01%
Number of salaries quoted 623 864 1,091
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £72,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.85%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Applications Developer
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Leeds

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, Applications Developer 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 Leeds region featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) API Design
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) C#
1 2 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (66.67%) DevOps
1 2 (66.67%) Docker
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
1 2 (66.67%) OpenAPI
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) Swagger
2 1 (33.33%) .NET
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Android Development
2 1 (33.33%) API Management
2 1 (33.33%) Azure API Management
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Event Grid
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Service Bus
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (33.33%) Bluetooth
2 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (33.33%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) Node.js

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure API Management
2 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Event Grid
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Service Bus
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (33.33%) Redis
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) OpenAPI
1 2 (66.67%) Swagger
2 1 (33.33%) .NET
2 1 (33.33%) Node.js
2 1 (33.33%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Native
1 2 (66.67%) IoT
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) API Design
1 2 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Android Development
2 1 (33.33%) API Management
2 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
2 1 (33.33%) OO
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
1 2 (66.67%) Python
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes