The median Programmer salary in Leeds is £36,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
79 |
132 |
171 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+53 |
+39 |
+32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer |
2 |
1 |
11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.26% |
0.044% |
0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.27% |
0.046% |
0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,175 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,938 |
£31,250 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£36,750 |
£32,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.08% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£41,438 |
£33,750 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£43,725 |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£36,750 |
£40,000 |
£64,029 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.13% |
-37.53% |
+73.05% |
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 |
728 |
2,167 |
2,886 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
96.01% |
95.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
506 |
1,568 |
1,734 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,813 |
£31,250 |
£32,044 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,013 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,250 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.24% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£69,936 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£84,315 |
£86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,250 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.50% |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
