The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
48 |
46 |
33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
-13 |
+31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
77 |
33 |
94 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.53% |
3.63% |
5.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.66% |
3.77% |
5.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
73 |
23 |
52 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£54,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+22.81% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£78,125 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,000 |
£80,000 |
£69,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£69,653 |
£67,500 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.19% |
+18.42% |
-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 |
2,897 |
875 |
1,719 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.11% |
96.15% |
95.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,249 |
592 |
1,175 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,046 |
£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 |
£87,500 |
£82,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,233 |
£51,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.63% |
+7.25% |
-6.36% |
