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 6 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 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 246 | 367 | 331 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | -36 | -109 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1,214 | 858 | 2,097 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.13% | 0.91% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.20% | 1.00% | 1.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,097 | 711 | 1,222 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +3.33% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £97,500 | £95,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £117,236 | £116,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +3.85% | +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 | 101,543 | 85,646 | 164,275 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.91% | 91.24% | 95.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71,805 | 55,459 | 85,654 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 6 June 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 6 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 | +97 | 1,066 | £71,500 | -7.74% | 134 |
| UK excluding London | +110 | 735 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 68 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 529 | £71,500 | -4.67% | 89 |
| London | +80 | 402 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 62 |
| North of England | +134 | 267 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 22 |
| North West | +69 | 160 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 14 |
| South East | +13 | 142 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 17 |
| Midlands | +57 | 128 | £60,000 | - | 16 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 101 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 10 |
| South West | +3 | 82 | £58,750 | -12.96% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +107 | 78 | £55,173 | -21.18% | 6 |
| Wales | +45 | 42 | £65,000 | +30.00% | |
| East of England | -7 | 41 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 4 |
| Scotland | -59 | 31 | £65,500 | +0.77% | 1 |
| North East | -2 | 29 | £70,000 | +46.84% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 27 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 2 | £100,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 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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