Principal Software Developer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Principal Software Developer salary in Leeds is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
77 |
132 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+55 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Developer |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.12% |
0.20% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
0.21% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£83,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£87,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£91,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£87,500 |
- |
- |
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 |
813 |
2,369 |
2,584 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.53% |
96.38% |
95.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
547 |
1,703 |
1,576 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£40,619 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£69,914 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,750 |
£83,750 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
-9.09% |
+5.26% |
