Developer Jobs in Leicester

Developer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Developer salary in Leicester is £50,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 January 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 7 24
Rank change year-on-year +5 +17 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 50 107 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 27.78% 20.90% 12.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 30.30% 21.44% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 29 76 40
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £37,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £55,813
90th Percentile £63,000 £67,500 £64,125
Leicestershire median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.86% +10.53% -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 165 499 327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 97.46% 97.32%
Number of salaries quoted 97 263 201
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,500 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,300 £67,500 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,250
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% +8.82%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Leicester

Developer
Salary Trend in Leicester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Leicester.

Salary trend for Developer in Leicester

Developer
Salary Histogram in Leicester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Leicester over the 6 months to 19 January 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Leicester

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 19 January 2025, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicester region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 28 (56.00%) SQL
2 24 (48.00%) C#
3 21 (42.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 20 (40.00%) .NET
5 19 (38.00%) JavaScript
6 17 (34.00%) HTML
6 17 (34.00%) Azure
7 16 (32.00%) CSS
7 16 (32.00%) Python
8 15 (30.00%) Microsoft
9 14 (28.00%) REST
9 14 (28.00%) Social Skills
10 13 (26.00%) SOAP
11 12 (24.00%) Law
11 12 (24.00%) WPF
12 11 (22.00%) Power Platform
13 10 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (20.00%) Web Development
13 10 (20.00%) Degree
13 10 (20.00%) Visual Studio
14 9 (18.00%) SQL Server
14 9 (18.00%) Software Engineering
14 9 (18.00%) SDLC
15 8 (16.00%) Multimedia
15 8 (16.00%) Ajax
15 8 (16.00%) CSS3
15 8 (16.00%) HTML5
15 8 (16.00%) GitHub
15 8 (16.00%) AngularJS
15 8 (16.00%) ServiceNow

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.00%) Apache
1 1 (2.00%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) SAP ERP
1 1 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (34.00%) Azure
2 11 (22.00%) Power Platform
3 8 (16.00%) GitHub
4 7 (14.00%) Azure Functions
4 7 (14.00%) Serverless
5 5 (10.00%) PowerApps
6 3 (6.00%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (6.00%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (2.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (18.00%) SQL Server
2 7 (14.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 5 (10.00%) MS Access
3 5 (10.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (6.00%) Power BI
5 2 (4.00%) Data Lake
6 1 (2.00%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (2.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (20.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.00%) Appium
2 1 (2.00%) LSMW
2 1 (2.00%) Xcode
General
1 14 (28.00%) Social Skills
2 12 (24.00%) Law
3 8 (16.00%) Finance
3 8 (16.00%) Multimedia
4 7 (14.00%) Manufacturing
5 6 (12.00%) Retail
6 5 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (4.00%) Advertising
9 1 (2.00%) Automotive
9 1 (2.00%) Banking
9 1 (2.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (40.00%) .NET
2 17 (34.00%) HTML
3 16 (32.00%) CSS
4 14 (28.00%) REST
5 13 (26.00%) SOAP
6 12 (24.00%) WPF
7 8 (16.00%) Ajax
7 8 (16.00%) AngularJS
7 8 (16.00%) ASP.NET
7 8 (16.00%) Bootstrap
7 8 (16.00%) CSS3
7 8 (16.00%) HTML5
7 8 (16.00%) Web Services
7 8 (16.00%) XML
8 5 (10.00%) .NET Core
8 5 (10.00%) jQuery
8 5 (10.00%) JSON
8 5 (10.00%) RESTful
9 4 (8.00%) Blazor
10 3 (6.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (10.00%) CMDB
2 5 (10.00%) Greenfield Project
2 5 (10.00%) Legacy Code
2 5 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.00%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.00%) Windows
2 1 (2.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (42.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 10 (20.00%) Web Development
3 9 (18.00%) SDLC
3 9 (18.00%) Software Engineering
4 6 (12.00%) Agile
5 5 (10.00%) API Integration
5 5 (10.00%) Computer Science
5 5 (10.00%) Configuration Management
5 5 (10.00%) Data Analysis
5 5 (10.00%) Mathematics
5 5 (10.00%) MVC
5 5 (10.00%) Physics
5 5 (10.00%) Process Improvement
5 5 (10.00%) Product Management
5 5 (10.00%) Service Delivery
5 5 (10.00%) Software Testing
5 5 (10.00%) System Testing
6 4 (8.00%) OOP
6 4 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (8.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 28 (56.00%) SQL
2 24 (48.00%) C#
3 19 (38.00%) JavaScript
4 16 (32.00%) Python
5 8 (16.00%) T-SQL
5 8 (16.00%) VB
6 5 (10.00%) PowerShell
6 5 (10.00%) VBA
7 4 (8.00%) XAML
8 3 (6.00%) TypeScript
9 2 (4.00%) C++
10 1 (2.00%) ABAP
10 1 (2.00%) Objective-C
10 1 (2.00%) PHP
10 1 (2.00%) SAPscript
10 1 (2.00%) Swift
10 1 (2.00%) X++
Qualifications
1 10 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 15 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (16.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.00%) Apple
3 1 (2.00%) Databricks
3 1 (2.00%) SAP