Lead Software Engineer
UK
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in the UK is £88,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 515 | 582 | 590 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | +8 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 232 | 599 | 582 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.48% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.50% | 0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 176 | 385 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £58,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £55,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £88,750 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.33% | -16.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £108,125 | £105,000 | £119,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,913 | £122,500 | £143,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,250 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.42% | -7.69% | - |
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 | 51,239 | 119,424 | 123,130 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.44% | 95.33% | 95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,551 | 74,907 | 84,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.
Lead Software Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +32 | 173 | £90,000 | +24.14% | 107 |
| UK excluding London | +105 | 134 | £66,250 | +10.42% | 64 |
| Work from Home | +92 | 99 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 55 |
| London | +92 | 75 | £100,000 | - | 62 |
| North of England | +85 | 39 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 15 |
| Scotland | +28 | 39 | £65,000 | -36.12% | 4 |
| South West | +38 | 31 | £72,000 | +20.00% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 19 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 1 |
| South East | +131 | 17 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 25 |
| North West | +68 | 17 | £61,000 | +10.91% | 9 |
| Midlands | +115 | 6 | £77,500 | +19.23% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +133 | 3 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| North East | +48 | 3 | £65,000 | -2.99% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +38 | 3 | £77,500 | +19.69% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +43 | 2 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 December 2023, Lead Software 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software 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:
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