The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
56 |
54 |
86 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+32 |
+63 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
26 |
47 |
29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.68% |
3.14% |
1.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.83% |
3.27% |
1.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
24 |
46 |
25 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£26,250 |
£40,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£51,250 |
£47,500 |
£46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.36% |
-5.71% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£52,063 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£57,500 |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.36% |
-1.00% |
- |
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 |
920 |
1,439 |
1,507 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.85% |
96.19% |
97.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
600 |
897 |
1,119 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83,875 |
£85,000 |
£87,600 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+2.09% |
