The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £71,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
63 |
40 |
48 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-23 |
+8 |
+28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
44 |
45 |
71 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.83% |
5.02% |
4.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.05% |
5.33% |
4.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
32 |
12 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£45,750 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£59,375 |
£56,250 |
£46,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£71,250 |
£67,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.34% |
+21.82% |
-21.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£66,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+10.83% |
-14.29% |
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 |
1,441 |
845 |
1,705 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.73% |
94.31% |
96.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
979 |
482 |
1,311 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,450 |
£30,763 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
-2.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£91,925 |
£86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,233 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.42% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
