Lead Java Engineer Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Lead Java Engineer
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Lead Java Engineer salary in West Yorkshire is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 - 140
Rank change year-on-year - - +86
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Java Engineer 1 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.064% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% - 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £70,911
25th Percentile £102,500 - £71,176
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - £80,147
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.93%
75th Percentile £107,500 - £89,264
90th Percentile - - £89,617
Yorkshire median annual salary £88,750 - £80,147
% change year-on-year - - +10.93%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,446 1,985 2,206
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 96.03% 97.65%
Number of salaries quoted 760 1,155 1,634
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £31,179
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £86,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

Lead Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Java Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Lead Java Engineer job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Lead Java Engineer
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Lead Java Engineer job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Java Engineer job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Lead Java Engineer
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Java Engineer within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 9 October 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
Leeds - 1 £105,000 -
Lead Java Engineer
Yorkshire

Lead Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 9 October 2025, Lead Java Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Yorkshire region featuring Lead Java Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

Lead Java Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java