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 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 281 | 620 | 573 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +339 | -47 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 1,026 | 372 | 911 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.03% | 0.37% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 0.41% | 0.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 265 | 242 | 339 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £63,813 | £62,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £82,250 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.34% | +6.13% | +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 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | +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 | 94,378 | 91,115 | 153,780 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.48% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,475 | 57,415 | 84,334 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
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 16 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 16 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 | +331 | 879 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 40 |
| Scotland | +117 | 699 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 3 |
| England | +124 | 321 | £85,000 | -9.33% | 83 |
| London | +102 | 144 | £135,000 | +33.33% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 135 | £93,750 | +5.96% | 41 |
| South East | +36 | 58 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 11 |
| North of England | +48 | 46 | £70,000 | -12.10% | 9 |
| South West | 0 | 46 | £67,500 | -6.25% | 6 |
| North West | +17 | 34 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 6 |
| Midlands | +4 | 25 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 18 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 10 | £68,000 | -14.61% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 7 | £95,000 | +61.70% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 3 | £95,000 | +58.33% | 1 |
| East of England | +1 | 2 | £72,500 | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 2 | £54,500 | - | 2 |
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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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