The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
67 |
36 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-31 |
+19 |
+6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
35 |
53 |
57 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.64% |
4.93% |
4.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.82% |
5.16% |
4.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
26 |
15 |
47 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£47,000 |
£46,550 |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,125 |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£73,750 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+22.92% |
- |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,688 |
£73,125 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£72,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£57,500 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.09% |
-6.50% |
-12.14% |
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 |
1,239 |
1,027 |
1,257 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.37% |
95.62% |
97.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
808 |
593 |
926 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,633 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,750 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,720 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-5.78% |
+1.31% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,750 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,500 |
£52,250 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.22% |
-5.00% |
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