The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £71,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
62 |
35 |
53 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
+18 |
+26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
42 |
47 |
71 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.79% |
5.09% |
4.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.01% |
5.35% |
4.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
30 |
12 |
56 |
| 10th Percentile |
£54,000 |
£45,750 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,125 |
£56,250 |
£46,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£71,250 |
£67,000 |
£54,625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.34% |
+22.65% |
-21.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,375 |
£75,000 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
- |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£66,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+10.83% |
-14.29% |
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 |
1,397 |
878 |
1,696 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.70% |
95.12% |
97.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
933 |
491 |
1,306 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,875 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,886 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£88,750 |
£86,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,233 |
£55,000 |
£53,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.42% |
+2.80% |
-2.73% |
