Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 225 | 366 | 358 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +141 | -8 | -112 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1,103 | 712 | 1,843 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.22% | 0.88% | 1.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.29% | 0.96% | 1.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 995 | 629 | 1,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,000 | £54,250 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +3.33% | +5.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £97,500 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £115,000 | £116,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,500 | £66,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +2.27% | +10.00% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 2024. 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 | +119 | 963 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 64 |
| UK excluding London | +139 | 652 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 546 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 42 |
| London | +89 | 371 | £95,000 | +2.70% | 21 |
| North of England | +115 | 213 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 16 |
| Midlands | +37 | 136 | £60,000 | -6.25% | 8 |
| North West | +79 | 135 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 10 |
| South East | +34 | 122 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +63 | 106 | £60,000 | -0.83% | 5 |
| South West | +43 | 80 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 62 | £55,000 | -24.14% | 3 |
| Wales | +59 | 38 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 2 |
| East of England | +7 | 34 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -35 | 30 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 3 |
| Scotland | -27 | 23 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | -4 | 16 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 6 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 2 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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