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 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 434 | 235 | 366 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -199 | +131 | -18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 318 | 1,287 | 795 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 1.19% | 0.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 1.26% | 0.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 223 | 1,172 | 670 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £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 | £86,250 | £90,313 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £119,000 | £117,250 | £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 | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| 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 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
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 2 July 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 2 July 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 | -198 | 288 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 434 |
| UK excluding London | -159 | 167 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 278 |
| London | -80 | 139 | £88,750 | -6.58% | 199 |
| Work from Home | -155 | 122 | £70,000 | - | 279 |
| North of England | -120 | 50 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 80 |
| South East | -11 | 36 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 88 |
| North West | -89 | 34 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 48 |
| Midlands | -42 | 30 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 15 |
| South West | +51 | 24 | £57,500 | +4.22% | 37 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 19 | £70,000 | +9.80% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 15 | £67,500 | +22.34% | 26 |
| Wales | +8 | 12 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 20 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 11 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 9 |
| Scotland | +70 | 8 | £58,000 | -10.77% | 12 |
| East of England | -3 | 7 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| North East | +16 | 1 | £80,000 | +15.52% | 6 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 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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