The median Junior Developer salary in Leeds is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
78 |
104 |
118 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+26 |
+14 |
+60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer |
2 |
8 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.22% |
0.46% |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.23% |
0.48% |
0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£24,900 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
- |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£29,250 |
£28,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£35,700 |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£27,500 |
£32,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-14.06% |
+11.30% |
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 |
875 |
1,656 |
1,598 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.47% |
95.94% |
97.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
591 |
1,097 |
1,206 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£87,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
