Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 263 | 340 | 323 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | -17 | -104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1,139 | 995 | 2,042 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 1.00% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.20% | 1.10% | 1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,037 | 799 | 1,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.67% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £97,500 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £117,236 | £117,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | +5.77% | +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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 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 | £50,000 |
| % 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 18 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 18 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 | +76 | 1,002 | £71,500 | -10.63% | 152 |
| UK excluding London | +76 | 693 | £65,000 | -5.45% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 464 | £72,500 | -6.45% | 99 |
| London | +68 | 374 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 87 |
| North of England | +134 | 265 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 24 |
| North West | +86 | 165 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 10 |
| South East | -5 | 128 | £75,000 | +1.69% | 32 |
| Midlands | +42 | 117 | £60,000 | - | 16 |
| West Midlands | +77 | 97 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 7 |
| South West | -7 | 77 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 73 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 10 |
| Wales | +40 | 38 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | +5 | 37 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 3 |
| Scotland | -53 | 29 | £65,500 | +0.77% | 3 |
| North East | +7 | 27 | £70,000 | +46.84% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 20 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 2 | £100,000 | +66.67% |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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