Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 426 | 239 | 384 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -187 | +145 | -43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 303 | 1,277 | 792 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 1.14% | 0.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 1.20% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 209 | 1,159 | 666 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,500 | £48,750 | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £56,250 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | -9.68% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,500 | £112,500 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | +3.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 50,509 | 106,005 | 83,096 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.73% | 94.81% | 91.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,760 | 74,939 | 54,346 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,680 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Developer over the 6 months to 21 June 2025.
Lead Developer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 June 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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| England | -184 | 277 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 474 |
| UK excluding London | -160 | 154 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 283 |
| London | -85 | 136 | £85,000 | -7.61% | 225 |
| Work from Home | -154 | 117 | £70,000 | - | 308 |
| North of England | -135 | 44 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 90 |
| South East | -21 | 35 | £71,250 | +1.79% | 79 |
| North West | -100 | 31 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 57 |
| Midlands | -9 | 28 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 30 |
| South West | +55 | 24 | £57,500 | +0.80% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 17 | £70,000 | +9.80% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 12 | £68,750 | +24.61% | 28 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 11 | £66,250 | +20.45% | 10 |
| Wales | +12 | 10 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 10 |
| East of England | +7 | 7 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 21 |
| Scotland | +85 | 6 | £50,500 | -22.31% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| North East | +24 | 1 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 5 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 June 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 featuring Lead Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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