Defect Management Job Trends in Leeds

Defect Management
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Defect Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 84 106
Rank change year-on-year - +22 +57
Permanent jobs citing Defect Management 0 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds - 0.19% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.21% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.09%
75th Percentile - - £73,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary - - £72,500
% change year-on-year - - +26.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds

Defect Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,068 943 1,211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 80.48% 87.80% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 704 543 883
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +2.22%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £56,264 £53,000 £55,440
% change year-on-year +6.16% -4.40% +0.80%

Defect Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Defect Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Defect Management job vacancy trend in Leeds

Defect Management
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Defect Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Defect Management