The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
43 |
52 |
43 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-9 |
+20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
86 |
32 |
93 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
3.20% |
3.46% |
4.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.38% |
3.66% |
4.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
80 |
24 |
70 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£55,000 |
£44,838 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£71,000 |
£57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.41% |
+24.56% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,813 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£68,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£65,576 |
£70,000 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.32% |
+22.81% |
-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 |
2,548 |
874 |
2,071 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.86% |
94.59% |
95.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,989 |
597 |
1,571 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£29,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£69,914 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£82,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£56,900 |
£57,500 |
£51,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.04% |
+12.75% |
-7.27% |
