The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
63 |
38 |
48 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-25 |
+10 |
+26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
43 |
43 |
70 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.75% |
4.88% |
4.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.96% |
5.19% |
4.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
31 |
12 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£45,750 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£56,250 |
£46,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£67,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.21% |
+21.82% |
-21.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£71,250 |
£66,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
+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 |
1,452 |
828 |
1,697 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.78% |
93.88% |
96.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
989 |
470 |
1,305 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,450 |
£30,704 |
£31,250 |
| 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% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£71,725 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£94,150 |
£85,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,233 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.42% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
