The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
48 |
47 |
39 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
-8 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
84 |
34 |
86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.90% |
3.56% |
4.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.05% |
3.74% |
4.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
79 |
25 |
62 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£58,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+19.66% |
-2.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£69,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£65,288 |
£67,500 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.28% |
+18.42% |
-7.13% |
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 |
2,751 |
909 |
1,783 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.86% |
95.08% |
95.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,139 |
627 |
1,299 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£29,750 |
£31,847 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.35% |
+4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£69,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£82,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
