The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
57 |
27 |
57 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-30 |
+30 |
-3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
34 |
77 |
60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
3.00% |
5.60% |
4.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.20% |
5.82% |
4.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
34 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£48,454 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£53,125 |
£52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£57,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+27.19% |
-8.80% |
-7.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,063 |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£70,875 |
£74,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£57,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.19% |
-8.80% |
-5.66% |
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 |
1,062 |
1,323 |
1,397 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.82% |
96.22% |
97.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
724 |
795 |
1,008 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,325 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£57,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-3.72% |
+3.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,250 |
£71,375 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
