The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
49 |
53 |
35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
-18 |
+14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
76 |
31 |
84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.43% |
3.27% |
5.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.56% |
3.42% |
5.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
70 |
22 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,227 |
£62,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.70% |
+18.42% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£78,438 |
£63,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,500 |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.69% |
+14.04% |
-5.79% |
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 |
2,969 |
906 |
1,549 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.04% |
95.47% |
96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,250 |
580 |
983 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£44,738 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,875 |
£83,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
