Head of Software Engineering
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Head of Software Engineering salary in Leeds is £122,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
96 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.15% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£118,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£122,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£126,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£122,500 |
- |
- |
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 |
1,241 |
1,037 |
1,285 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.38% |
95.40% |
97.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
819 |
597 |
946 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,625 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,750 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,000 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,233 |
£52,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.22% |
-5.45% |
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