The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
74 |
70 |
100 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+30 |
+33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
30 |
11 |
23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
1.99% |
1.19% |
1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.14% |
1.25% |
1.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
11 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£41,250 |
£26,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£47,875 |
£35,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£30,500 |
£49,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-38.38% |
+10.00% |
-21.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£51,625 |
£51,563 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£57,125 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£49,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.19% |
+10.00% |
-21.74% |
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 |
1,401 |
878 |
1,696 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.72% |
95.12% |
97.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
936 |
491 |
1,306 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,875 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,886 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£88,750 |
£86,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£53,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+2.80% |
-2.73% |
