The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
46 |
47 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
-13 |
+30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
79 |
34 |
94 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.58% |
3.74% |
5.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.71% |
3.89% |
5.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
75 |
23 |
50 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£60,000 |
£44,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+25.00% |
-6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£78,125 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.70% |
+22.73% |
-8.71% |
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 |
2,914 |
874 |
1,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.01% |
96.26% |
95.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,253 |
594 |
1,124 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£29,750 |
£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 |
£69,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£91,000 |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+5.77% |
-5.45% |
