Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 300 | 305 | 258 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -47 | -82 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 556 | 1,456 | 1,806 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.05% | 1.19% | 1.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 1.24% | 1.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 486 | 1,068 | 1,350 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,500 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £62,500 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.67% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,563 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £117,236 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +7.69% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 7 December 2023.
Lead Developer
Top 16 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 7 December 2023. 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 | +30 | 520 | £80,000 | - | 213 |
| London | +95 | 284 | £92,500 | +5.71% | 91 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 257 | £80,000 | - | 114 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 246 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 129 |
| North of England | +31 | 85 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 33 |
| South East | +32 | 59 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 54 |
| Midlands | +93 | 48 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 8 |
| North West | +24 | 48 | £52,084 | -28.16% | 17 |
| South West | -12 | 35 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 34 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +108 | 24 | £60,500 | -6.92% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 24 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 3 |
| Wales | +5 | 9 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 3 |
| East of England | +78 | 8 | £80,000 | +23.55% | 11 |
| Scotland | +1 | 4 | £67,500 | -18.18% | 1 |
| North East | +39 | 3 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 7 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, 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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