Graduate Software Developer Job Trends in Leeds

Graduate Software Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Graduate Software Developer salary in Leeds is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.060% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £24,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,541 781 1,698
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 93.87% 96.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,067 456 1,309
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% +0.95% -4.55%

Graduate Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Graduate Software Developer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Graduate Software Developer
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Developer job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Developer job vacancies in Leeds

Graduate Software Developer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, Graduate Software 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 Graduate Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Graduate Software 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) SQL