Lead Software Engineer
West Midlands > Solihull
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Solihull is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
26 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Solihull |
0.89% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.93% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£100,000 |
£67,500 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+48.15% |
-20.59% |
+30.77% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Solihull. 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 Solihull with a recognized job title |
107 |
148 |
187 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.54% |
91.93% |
96.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
78 |
86 |
146 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£36,750 |
£25,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£46,563 |
£36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£56,250 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.33% |
+7.14% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,750 |
£81,250 |
£68,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£53,684 |
£49,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.86% |
+9.56% |
-6.67% |