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 3 May 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 255 | 334 | 313 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | -21 | -97 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1,123 | 1,057 | 2,024 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 1.02% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.20% | 1.11% | 1.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,028 | 852 | 1,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,084 | £51,850 | £51,250 |
| 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% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £96,250 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £117,236 | £117,500 |
| 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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 3 May 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 3 May 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 | +82 | 992 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 131 |
| UK excluding London | +95 | 682 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 443 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 82 |
| London | +68 | 373 | £90,000 | - | 61 |
| North of England | +124 | 256 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 25 |
| North West | +83 | 164 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 15 |
| South East | +9 | 133 | £72,500 | +1.75% | 18 |
| Midlands | +62 | 116 | £60,000 | - | 13 |
| West Midlands | +76 | 96 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 8 |
| South West | -20 | 74 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 67 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 6 |
| Wales | +36 | 37 | £65,000 | +6.12% | 3 |
| East of England | +13 | 35 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 6 |
| Scotland | -55 | 29 | £65,500 | +0.77% | 2 |
| North East | +7 | 25 | £66,250 | +38.97% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 20 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 2 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 2 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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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