Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Leicestershire > Leicester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring SDLC skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 35 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -19 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs citing SDLC | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester | 5.15% | 3.04% | 12.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 6.21% | 3.85% | 12.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 4 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,800 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £38,125 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £46,250 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.35% | -15.91% | +32.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £54,375 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,750 | £55,500 | £60,000 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £70,000 | £46,250 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.35% | -15.91% | +32.53% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicester
SDLC falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leicester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 161 | 260 | 270 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester | 82.99% | 79.03% | 94.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 153 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,850 | £30,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +16.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing SDLC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
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Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing SDLC.
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Salary Histogram in Leicester
Salary distribution for jobs citing SDLC in Leicester over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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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: