Lead Developer Job Trends in Worcester

Lead Developer
Worcestershire > Worcester

The median Lead Developer salary in Worcester is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcester 0.76% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Worcester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Worcester. 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 Worcester with a recognized job title 93 36 109
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 70.45% 90.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 81 28 104
10th Percentile £40,000 £27,625 £26,325
25th Percentile £51,250 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,754 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.58% +21.68% +7.46%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £50,250
90th Percentile £100,000 - £55,625
Worcestershire median annual salary £45,000 £49,008 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.18% +15.31% -5.56%

Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Worcester.

Lead Developer job vacancy trend in Worcester

Lead Developer
Salary Trend in Worcester

Salary distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Worcester.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Worcester

Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcester

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, Lead Developer 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 Worcester region featuring Lead Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Avalonia
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Image Processing
1 1 (100.00%) OpenCV
1 1 (100.00%) Video Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
1 1 (100.00%) WPF

Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Avalonia
1 1 (100.00%) OpenCV
1 1 (100.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Image Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Video Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware