Lead Software Design Engineer Jobs

Lead Software Design Engineer
UK

As of 7 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Software Design Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
7 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 717 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Design Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 50,996 101,545 85,653
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.28% 94.91% 91.24%
Number of salaries quoted 26,743 71,806 55,466
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £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 £50,818 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +1.64% -6.54% +6.48%

Lead Software Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Lead Software Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Software Design Engineer in the UK

Lead Software Design Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Design Engineer.

Salary trend for Lead Software Design Engineer in the UK

Lead Software Design Engineer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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
London - 3 - -
England - 3 - -

Lead Software Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 June 2025, Lead Software Design Engineer 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 Software Design Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) B2B
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Web Development
1 3 (100.00%) QA
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 3 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 3 (100.00%) React
1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Figma
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Lead Software Design Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) B2B
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Software Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
1 3 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 3 (100.00%) QA