The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
71 |
67 |
93 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+26 |
+53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
33 |
20 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.48% |
1.97% |
1.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.67% |
2.05% |
1.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
20 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£46,875 |
£25,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£47,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£49,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.19% |
+10.00% |
-20.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,625 |
£52,500 |
£56,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£62,125 |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£49,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.19% |
+4.21% |
-17.39% |
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 |
1,234 |
974 |
1,346 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.71% |
95.96% |
97.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
801 |
551 |
1,004 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,625 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,375 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£51,223 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.26% |
-6.87% |
- |
