The median Software Developer salary in Leeds is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
60 |
51 |
98 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+47 |
+56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
30 |
47 |
22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
2.69% |
3.25% |
1.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.85% |
3.39% |
1.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
27 |
46 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£26,250 |
£34,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£51,250 |
£41,563 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.36% |
-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 |
£67,500 |
£49,500 |
£48,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.36% |
+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 |
1,052 |
1,388 |
1,439 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.18% |
96.12% |
97.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
706 |
849 |
1,043 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,625 |
£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 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£87,484 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+2.80% |
