The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
67 |
40 |
57 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
+17 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
36 |
53 |
60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.70% |
5.19% |
4.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.91% |
5.40% |
4.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
15 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,250 |
£47,000 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.83% |
- |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£73,125 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£71,250 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.91% |
-4.17% |
-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 |
1,238 |
981 |
1,311 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.80% |
95.99% |
97.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
800 |
553 |
969 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,625 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£84,721 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£50,223 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.49% |
-8.69% |
- |
