Lead Software Developer
UK
The median Lead Software Developer salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 660 | 711 | 883 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +172 | +71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer | 32 | 185 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.061% | 0.19% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.068% | 0.20% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 173 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,625 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £90,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +20.00% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,375 | £142,500 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,750 | £165,000 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +3.70% | +22.54% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Lead Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Developer.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Lead Software Developer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +24 | 26 | £70,000 | -22.22% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +113 | 22 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +122 | 18 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 9 |
| London | +54 | 8 | £76,000 | -46.67% | 4 |
| North of England | +56 | 6 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 3 |
| Midlands | +78 | 5 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +54 | 5 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| North West | +14 | 5 | £63,750 | -8.93% | 1 |
| South East | +59 | 4 | £70,000 | -8.20% | 5 |
| Wales | +47 | 3 | £65,000 | -22.39% | |
| South West | +104 | 2 | £52,500 | -27.59% | |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 1 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +49 | 1 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 1 | - | - |
Lead Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Lead Software 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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