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 to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 261 | 333 | 306 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | -27 | -92 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1,115 | 1,089 | 2,012 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 1.04% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.20% | 1.13% | 1.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,018 | 868 | 1,249 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,084 | £51,833 | £50,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | +6.67% | +9.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £95,313 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £117,236 | £117,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +3.85% | +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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 25 April 2024.
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 25 April 2024. 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 | +94 | 986 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 122 |
| UK excluding London | +72 | 672 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 65 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 434 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 79 |
| London | +69 | 376 | £90,000 | - | 61 |
| North of England | +109 | 252 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 26 |
| North West | +89 | 162 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 15 |
| South East | +16 | 130 | £72,500 | - | 12 |
| Midlands | +57 | 116 | £61,250 | +2.08% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +77 | 96 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 8 |
| South West | -26 | 74 | £60,000 | +2.13% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 65 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 6 |
| Wales | +32 | 37 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +22 | 33 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 5 |
| Scotland | -53 | 28 | £66,000 | +1.54% | 3 |
| North East | +11 | 25 | £66,250 | +38.97% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 20 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 2 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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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