The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
58 |
35 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-23 |
+20 |
-1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
34 |
73 |
62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.97% |
5.46% |
4.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.16% |
5.69% |
4.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
31 |
50 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,875 |
£50,000 |
£48,454 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£53,750 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£57,000 |
£61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+27.19% |
-6.94% |
-12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,063 |
£68,859 |
£69,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£72,625 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£57,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.19% |
-8.80% |
-7.41% |
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 |
1,075 |
1,284 |
1,368 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.80% |
95.96% |
97.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
732 |
772 |
988 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£43,635 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-2.22% |
+2.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,813 |
£71,250 |
£72,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
