The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
43 |
56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-20 |
+13 |
+10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
33 |
54 |
54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.53% |
4.94% |
4.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.71% |
5.17% |
4.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
27 |
16 |
44 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£47,500 |
£50,600 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£57,500 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+26.09% |
-8.00% |
-10.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,125 |
£72,188 |
£68,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£80,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+31.82% |
-12.00% |
-10.71% |
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 |
1,219 |
1,044 |
1,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.55% |
95.52% |
97.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
810 |
597 |
902 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,648 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,238 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£56,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-7.28% |
+2.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,750 |
£87,492 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,233 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.21% |
-4.55% |
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