The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
65 |
63 |
97 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+34 |
+52 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
33 |
34 |
17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.81% |
2.73% |
1.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.01% |
2.86% |
1.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
31 |
33 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£35,500 |
£26,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£49,500 |
£52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.21% |
-4.81% |
+4.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,125 |
£52,500 |
£56,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£59,000 |
£61,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£49,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.21% |
+4.21% |
-5.00% |
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 |
1,097 |
1,190 |
1,319 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.52% |
95.66% |
96.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
739 |
716 |
966 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,125 |
£42,688 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-2.22% |
+2.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
£87,460 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£53,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.77% |
-3.64% |
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