The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
41 |
49 |
33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
-16 |
+32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
84 |
35 |
92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.77% |
3.63% |
4.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.91% |
3.79% |
5.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
80 |
24 |
55 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£71,000 |
£57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.41% |
+24.56% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,813 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,500 |
£80,000 |
£69,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£69,653 |
£70,000 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.50% |
+22.81% |
-5.00% |
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 |
2,882 |
924 |
1,775 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.99% |
95.95% |
95.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,239 |
630 |
1,233 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£30,000 |
£31,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£69,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£87,750 |
£82,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£56,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
+12.00% |
-9.09% |
