Developer Jobs in Leicestershire

Developer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Developer salary in Leicestershire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 17 15
Rank change year-on-year -20 -2 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 31 119 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 4.54% 10.59% 15.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.78% 11.12% 16.49%
Number of salaries quoted 30 99 79
10th Percentile £42,125 £36,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £46,375 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £58,875 £65,000 £72,500
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 648 1,070 752
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 95.20% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 163 606 260
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,500 £25,934
25th Percentile £35,625 £31,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -0.55% +6.47%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,313 £57,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,810
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +5.26%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Leicestershire

Developer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Developer in Leicestershire

Developer
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Leicestershire

Developer
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicester -4 17 £52,500 +5.00% 33
Loughborough +19 11 £55,000 +13.40% 5
Market Harborough +6 1 - - 3
Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Leicestershire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 22 (70.97%) .NET
2 21 (67.74%) C#
3 20 (64.52%) Power Platform
4 16 (51.61%) Dynamics 365
4 16 (51.61%) Power BI
4 16 (51.61%) Business Intelligence
5 15 (48.39%) SQL
6 14 (45.16%) PowerApps
7 13 (41.94%) Azure
8 12 (38.71%) Power Automate
9 11 (35.48%) CRM
9 11 (35.48%) Dynamics CRM
9 11 (35.48%) QA
10 10 (32.26%) Law
11 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
12 7 (22.58%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (19.35%) Visual Studio
14 5 (16.13%) ASP.NET
14 5 (16.13%) T-SQL
14 5 (16.13%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (16.13%) DevOps
15 4 (12.90%) SDLC
15 4 (12.90%) Data Lake
15 4 (12.90%) JavaScript
15 4 (12.90%) Finance
15 4 (12.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (12.90%) Retail
15 4 (12.90%) Inventory Management
16 3 (9.68%) End-to-End Testing
16 3 (9.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Business Applications
1 11 (35.48%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (64.52%) Power Platform
2 16 (51.61%) Dynamics 365
3 14 (45.16%) PowerApps
4 13 (41.94%) Azure
5 12 (38.71%) Power Automate
6 5 (16.13%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (9.68%) Azure Functions
7 3 (9.68%) Serverless
8 1 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (3.23%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (3.23%) FinancialForce
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (51.61%) Power BI
2 7 (22.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (12.90%) Data Lake
3 4 (12.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (9.68%) SQL Server
4 3 (9.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (3.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (19.35%) Visual Studio
2 2 (6.45%) Git
3 1 (3.23%) JIRA
3 1 (3.23%) Subversion
3 1 (3.23%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 10 (32.26%) Law
2 4 (12.90%) Finance
2 4 (12.90%) Retail
3 3 (9.68%) Marketing
4 2 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Automotive
4 2 (6.45%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Publishing
4 2 (6.45%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (70.97%) .NET
2 5 (16.13%) ASP.NET
3 3 (9.68%) jQuery
3 3 (9.68%) REST
3 3 (9.68%) WPF
4 2 (6.45%) .NET Core
4 2 (6.45%) .NET Framework
4 2 (6.45%) Ajax
4 2 (6.45%) Bootstrap
4 2 (6.45%) CSS
4 2 (6.45%) Entity Framework
4 2 (6.45%) HTML
4 2 (6.45%) JSON
4 2 (6.45%) Middleware
4 2 (6.45%) XML
5 1 (3.23%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (3.23%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 1 (3.23%) Dapper ORM
5 1 (3.23%) React
5 1 (3.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Data Structures
1 2 (6.45%) FMCG
1 2 (6.45%) Legacy Code
1 2 (6.45%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.23%) CMDB
2 1 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Android
1 1 (3.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Business Intelligence
2 11 (35.48%) CRM
3 5 (16.13%) DevOps
4 4 (12.90%) Inventory Management
4 4 (12.90%) SDLC
5 3 (9.68%) End-to-End Testing
5 3 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (6.45%) Analytics
6 2 (6.45%) API Integration
6 2 (6.45%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (6.45%) Data Integration
6 2 (6.45%) Data Management
6 2 (6.45%) Full-Stack Development
6 2 (6.45%) Logistics
6 2 (6.45%) MVC
6 2 (6.45%) Process Improvement
6 2 (6.45%) Reverse Engineering
7 1 (3.23%) Scrum
7 1 (3.23%) SEO
7 1 (3.23%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 21 (67.74%) C#
2 15 (48.39%) SQL
3 5 (16.13%) T-SQL
4 4 (12.90%) JavaScript
5 2 (6.45%) VB.NET
6 1 (3.23%) Apex Code
6 1 (3.23%) Python
6 1 (3.23%) TypeScript
6 1 (3.23%) VB
6 1 (3.23%) X++
Qualifications
1 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (3.23%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (35.48%) QA
2 1 (3.23%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (3.23%) Docker
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.68%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.23%) MuleSoft
3 1 (3.23%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
3 1 (3.23%) ServiceNow