Lead Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Lead Software Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £91,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
259 |
372 |
420 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+113 |
+48 |
+19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer |
160 |
53 |
168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.83% |
0.35% |
0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.88% |
0.38% |
0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
116 |
52 |
157 |
| 10th Percentile |
£73,375 |
£74,000 |
£67,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£79,400 |
£76,750 |
£75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£91,250 |
£87,500 |
£95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.29% |
-7.89% |
+7.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£134,375 |
£108,125 |
£142,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£140,677 |
£172,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£85,000 |
£95,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.53% |
+11.76% |
+3.66% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
18,261 |
13,808 |
32,739 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.16% |
91.96% |
96.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
13,314 |
8,557 |
25,758 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£33,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,443 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+8.22% |
-11.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£78,750 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,750 |
£102,500 |
£93,750 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
+9.52% |
-12.50% |
