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 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 | |
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| Rank | 276 | 622 | 541 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +346 | -81 | +66 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 1,098 | 348 | 1,037 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.05% | 0.37% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 0.40% | 0.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 300 | 234 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £81,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.94% | +4.52% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £107,500 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £154,875 | £122,500 | £118,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | +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 | 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 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 1 June 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 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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| UK excluding London | +327 | 924 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 42 |
| Scotland | +114 | 679 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 6 |
| England | +154 | 411 | £85,000 | -7.78% | 79 |
| London | +139 | 170 | £127,500 | +24.39% | 42 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 153 | £95,000 | +7.37% | 38 |
| North of England | +81 | 88 | £70,000 | -12.10% | 10 |
| North West | +46 | 68 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 7 |
| South East | +32 | 65 | £75,000 | - | 10 |
| South West | +7 | 53 | £70,000 | -2.78% | 5 |
| Midlands | +1 | 32 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 23 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 14 | £68,000 | -14.61% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 9 | £77,500 | +40.91% | 6 |
| North East | - | 6 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 5 | £95,000 | +58.33% | |
| East of England | -5 | 2 | £72,500 | - | 3 |
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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