The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
57 |
55 |
59 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+4 |
+29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
67 |
23 |
54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.15% |
2.51% |
3.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.26% |
2.62% |
3.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
63 |
21 |
51 |
| 10th Percentile |
£39,000 |
£51,250 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£60,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.11% |
+36.36% |
-5.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£75,000 |
£50,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£90,000 |
£53,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.52% |
+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 |
2,960 |
878 |
1,645 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.99% |
95.96% |
95.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,274 |
594 |
1,088 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£31,588 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
| 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 |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
