The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
61 |
52 |
96 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+44 |
+48 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
32 |
47 |
22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.82% |
3.32% |
1.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.00% |
3.45% |
1.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
29 |
46 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£26,250 |
£34,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£41,563 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£49,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.31% |
-5.71% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£50,750 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£57,500 |
£71,100 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£49,500 |
£48,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+31.31% |
+1.54% |
-2.50% |
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 |
1,068 |
1,363 |
1,412 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.10% |
96.33% |
97.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
721 |
827 |
1,018 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,043 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-0.08% |
+0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£71,250 |
£73,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+0.22% |
