The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
55 |
57 |
86 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
+29 |
+73 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
21 |
55 |
33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
2.33% |
3.17% |
1.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.42% |
3.30% |
2.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
19 |
51 |
29 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,250 |
£26,250 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£41,250 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.36% |
-5.71% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£50,750 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£53,750 |
£71,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.36% |
-1.00% |
- |
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 |
866 |
1,665 |
1,639 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.22% |
96.02% |
97.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
583 |
1,110 |
1,238 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£41,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£87,650 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.77% |
-5.45% |
+4.76% |
