Lead Software Developer
UK
The median Lead Software Developer salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 707 | 852 | 1025 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +145 | +173 | -267 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer | 202 | 95 | 237 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.11% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 186 | 91 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £61,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £52,434 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -9.09% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £108,750 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £165,000 | £115,000 | £135,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £55,168 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.89% | +2.64% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Lead Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Developer.
Lead Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Lead Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 | +146 | 194 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 124 | £70,000 | - | 9 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 113 | £135,000 | +92.86% | 9 |
| London | +160 | 76 | £135,000 | +35.00% | 5 |
| South East | +20 | 53 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 3 |
| North of England | +68 | 42 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 3 |
| North West | +21 | 30 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 3 |
| East of England | +6 | 10 | £60,000 | -7.69% | |
| Midlands | -15 | 9 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 8 | £75,000 | +57.07% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 6 | £60,000 | -22.58% | |
| North East | - | 6 | £65,000 | - | |
| South West | -27 | 4 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 1 |
| Wales | +9 | 2 | £83,750 | +21.82% | |
| Scotland | -65 | 2 | £83,750 | +39.58% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £100,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | -26 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Lead Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Lead Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Lead Software 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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