Software Engineering Graduate Job Trends in Leeds

Software Engineering Graduate
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Software Engineering Graduate salary in Leeds is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Graduate 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

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 947 1,400 1,470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 96.15% 97.93%
Number of salaries quoted 629 860 1,085
10th Percentile £29,100 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,652 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.46% - -
75th Percentile £72,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,468
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.33%

Software Engineering Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineering Graduate' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Software Engineering Graduate job vacancy trend in Leeds

Software Engineering Graduate
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Graduate job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineering Graduate job vacancies in Leeds

Software Engineering Graduate Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, Software Engineering Graduate job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leeds region featuring Software Engineering Graduate in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SQL

Software Engineering Graduate Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree