Lead Software Engineer
UK
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in the UK is £85,000 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 | 285 | 627 | 580 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +342 | -47 | +40 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 996 | 384 | 858 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.01% | 0.37% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.07% | 0.40% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 250 | 247 | 337 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,625 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £63,750 | £61,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £82,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.03% | +6.45% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £122,500 | £110,000 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £153,750 | £122,500 | £118,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | +5.77% | +10.17% |
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Lead Software Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Engineer 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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| UK excluding London | +343 | 862 | £70,000 | +1.82% | 51 |
| Scotland | +118 | 698 | £100,000 | +37.93% | 5 |
| England | +92 | 292 | £85,000 | -7.78% | 89 |
| London | +86 | 131 | £117,500 | +15.05% | 47 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 123 | £95,000 | +7.37% | 45 |
| South East | +39 | 54 | £73,750 | -7.81% | 14 |
| South West | -1 | 42 | £63,750 | -11.46% | 6 |
| North of England | +44 | 40 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 12 |
| North West | +15 | 30 | £70,000 | +2.94% | 8 |
| Midlands | +19 | 23 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 16 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 9 | £68,000 | -14.61% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 7 | £95,000 | +61.70% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 3 | £95,000 | +58.33% | 2 |
| East of England | +12 | 2 | £72,500 | - | 3 |
| North East | -4 | 1 | £74,000 | +13.85% | 2 |
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Lead Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software Engineer 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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