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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 17 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +7 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs citing SDLC | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester | 1.21% | 8.25% | 7.93% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.46% | 8.74% | 8.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,300 | £32,000 | £34,938 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £38,750 | £39,087 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +43.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £56,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,500 | £59,750 | £58,250 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -9.52% | +43.84% |
All Process & 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 | 274 | 183 | 257 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester | 83.03% | 94.33% | 88.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 203 | 99 | 213 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,950 | £28,400 | £26,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £36,875 | £38,828 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.46% | -0.95% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £62,500 | £64,148 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,500 | £67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £45,000 | £42,500 | £49,995 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -14.99% | +5.25% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all permanent 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 4 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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: