The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
67 |
67 |
99 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+32 |
+49 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
33 |
23 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.55% |
2.07% |
1.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.73% |
2.17% |
1.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
30 |
23 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£25,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£47,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,250 |
£49,500 |
£51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-3.41% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,063 |
£52,500 |
£56,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£59,500 |
£57,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£56,250 |
£49,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
+4.21% |
-9.52% |
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 |
1,208 |
1,060 |
1,227 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.50% |
95.58% |
97.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
806 |
610 |
901 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£30,704 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£53,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.21% |
-3.64% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£83,750 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
- |
