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 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 265 | 624 | 542 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +359 | -82 | +69 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 1,129 | 337 | 1,049 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 0.36% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 0.40% | 0.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 325 | 231 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,750 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | £63,375 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £82,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.66% | +5.81% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £107,500 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £165,000 | £122,500 | £118,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | +13.04% |
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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 9 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 9 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 | +315 | 939 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 42 |
| Scotland | +122 | 643 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 7 |
| England | +197 | 478 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 69 |
| London | +112 | 184 | £135,000 | +31.71% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 168 | £95,000 | +10.14% | 38 |
| North of England | +115 | 127 | £70,000 | -12.10% | 10 |
| North West | +79 | 103 | £70,000 | -9.46% | 7 |
| South East | +35 | 68 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 7 |
| South West | +8 | 56 | £70,000 | -2.78% | 5 |
| Midlands | -11 | 38 | £73,750 | +28.26% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 23 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +59 | 16 | £68,000 | -14.61% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 15 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 9 |
| North East | - | 8 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 5 | £95,000 | +58.33% | |
| East of England | -15 | 2 | £72,500 | - | 2 |
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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