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 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 421 | 259 | 339 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -162 | +80 | -29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 279 | 1,114 | 1,054 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 1.13% | 1.01% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 1.20% | 1.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 218 | 1,017 | 847 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,084 | £51,833 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,813 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | -9.38% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £91,250 | £95,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £112,500 | £117,236 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 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 | -160 | 259 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 119 |
| UK excluding London | -123 | 145 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 80 |
| Work from Home | -50 | 126 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 103 |
| London | -79 | 121 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 46 |
| North of England | -87 | 56 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 33 |
| North West | -76 | 47 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 23 |
| South East | +10 | 26 | £68,750 | -5.17% | 17 |
| South West | +65 | 22 | £60,000 | - | 11 |
| Midlands | -31 | 22 | £65,000 | +6.12% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 12 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 10 | £66,250 | +26.19% | 7 |
| Wales | +12 | 9 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 4 |
| East of England | +31 | 7 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 6 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 7 |
| North East | +30 | 3 | £63,750 | -3.77% | 3 |
| Scotland | +101 | 2 | £50,500 | -22.90% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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