The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
46 |
46 |
37 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
-9 |
+25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
82 |
35 |
91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.74% |
3.68% |
4.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.89% |
3.84% |
5.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
78 |
25 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£57,000 |
£49,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+22.81% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£68,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£69,653 |
£67,500 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.19% |
+18.42% |
-5.00% |
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 |
2,839 |
912 |
1,813 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.89% |
96.00% |
95.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,201 |
624 |
1,290 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£29,825 |
£31,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£69,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£89,250 |
£81,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,116 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.86% |
+10.23% |
-9.09% |
