Software Developer
Leicestershire > Leicester
The median Software Developer salary in Leicester is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 51 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +13 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester | 2.74% | 2.14% | 3.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.90% | 2.22% | 3.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,000 | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £37,500 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £42,500 | £45,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -6.59% | -9.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,250 | £43,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £56,500 | - |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £40,000 | £47,500 | £45,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +4.40% | +13.75% |
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 | 138 | 586 | 573 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.52% | 96.38% | 92.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 98 | 320 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,375 | £26,750 | £30,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,063 | £33,885 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,750 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.58% | - | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,938 | £60,000 | £58,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,150 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary | £46,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | - | +5.88% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Leicester.
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software 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: