The median Lead Developer salary in Leicester is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
50 |
- |
43 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
4 |
0 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
0.68% |
- |
2.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.71% |
- |
2.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
0 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£65,800 |
- |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£68,500 |
- |
£47,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
- |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-19.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£69,000 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
- |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-19.23% |
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 |
562 |
128 |
407 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.58% |
94.12% |
95.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
390 |
100 |
323 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£25,500 |
£26,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£32,000 |
£33,840 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
+4.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,476 |
£59,625 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£70,700 |
£75,000 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
