The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
10 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
37 |
60 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-26 |
+23 |
+4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
32 |
67 |
59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.74% |
5.46% |
4.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.93% |
5.71% |
4.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
26 |
26 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£48,454 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£50,625 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£57,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+27.19% |
-5.00% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,688 |
£69,938 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£74,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£57,000 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.19% |
-7.32% |
-12.14% |
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 |
1,094 |
1,174 |
1,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.50% |
95.60% |
97.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
729 |
707 |
976 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£56,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-2.87% |
+2.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£53,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.77% |
-3.64% |
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