The median Software Manager salary in Leeds is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
86 |
83 |
93 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+10 |
+82 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager |
17 |
4 |
13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
1.24% |
0.39% |
0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.33% |
0.41% |
0.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
17 |
4 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£82,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£82,500 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
£85,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
+47.83% |
-32.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£87,500 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£82,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£100,000 |
£80,000 |
£61,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
+30.61% |
-27.94% |
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 |
1,277 |
982 |
1,333 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.87% |
95.99% |
97.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
831 |
555 |
991 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£30,625 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,750 |
£41,625 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-4.55% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,462 |
£71,250 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£52,250 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.05% |
-5.00% |
- |
