The median Senior Developer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
56 |
36 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+12 |
-20 |
+32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
92 |
25 |
104 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
3.48% |
2.81% |
4.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.68% |
2.97% |
4.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
84 |
17 |
79 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£50,500 |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,188 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| 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 |
£64,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£68,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
£56,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.70% |
+20.54% |
-6.67% |
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 |
2,497 |
843 |
2,214 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.37% |
94.61% |
96.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,941 |
573 |
1,697 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£28,775 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£91,000 |
£84,217 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+15.00% |
-9.09% |
