Lead Software Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Lead Software Developer salary in Leeds is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
71 |
135 |
164 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+64 |
+29 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer |
5 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.61% |
0.040% |
0.074% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.64% |
0.041% |
0.078% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£73,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,750 |
- |
£73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-32.50% |
+29.03% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
- |
£81,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£82,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-32.50% |
+29.03% |
+103.95% |
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 |
777 |
2,417 |
2,577 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.41% |
96.45% |
94.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
521 |
1,738 |
1,569 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£31,250 |
£31,450 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£40,434 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£69,979 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,778 |
£84,964 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
-9.09% |
+7.89% |
