Lead Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Lead Developer salary in Scotland is £50,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 143 | 248 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | -47 | -27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 2 | 29 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.071% | 0.43% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.078% | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,100 | £54,625 | £51,833 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,250 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £65,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.90% | +0.77% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,750 | £82,125 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,900 | £82,500 | £117,236 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.45% | -9.38% | +6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,557 | 6,524 | 4,262 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 96.85% | 90.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,368 | 2,620 | 2,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,750 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £73,449 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Lead Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer in Scotland.
Lead Developer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| Lanarkshire | +2 | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 1 | £51,000 | - | |
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 Scotland region featuring Lead Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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