The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
68 |
38 |
58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-30 |
+20 |
+6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
31 |
55 |
55 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.45% |
4.92% |
4.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.62% |
5.15% |
4.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
16 |
45 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£47,500 |
£52,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£57,500 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+26.09% |
-8.00% |
-10.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£72,188 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£79,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£71,250 |
£55,000 |
£63,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.55% |
-13.73% |
-8.93% |
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 |
1,183 |
1,068 |
1,225 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.52% |
95.61% |
96.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
792 |
614 |
900 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,871 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,438 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£53,000 |
£55,220 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.21% |
-4.02% |
+0.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,750 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
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