The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
56 |
32 |
63 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-24 |
+31 |
-16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
34 |
75 |
64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
3.09% |
5.22% |
4.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.27% |
5.43% |
4.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
33 |
54 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
- |
£48,311 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£55,000 |
£61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.82% |
-10.20% |
-5.77% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,063 |
£60,000 |
£69,688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+31.82% |
-12.00% |
- |
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 |
1,039 |
1,380 |
1,436 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.28% |
96.10% |
97.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
700 |
842 |
1,041 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,200 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,043 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-0.08% |
+0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£87,419 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+2.80% |
