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Software developer jobs in Leicester
The 2021 census counted 2,692 residents working as information technology professionals living in Leicester.
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Published figures for Leicester
What the official data says about Leicester
At the 2021 census, 2,692 people living in Leicester were in work as information technology professionals. It was 1.74% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leicester 8th of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 3,879. Nottingham was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Leicester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £34,096. That is 8th of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £49,599 across the region, which is £15,503 more than the typical Leicester job, about 45% above it.
Where people live and where the technology work is are not the same map: Leicester had 3,100 employee jobs in computer programming, consultancy and information services in 2024, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.79% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as IT professionals (SOC 213)
- 2,692
- Median full-time pay for IT professionals across the East Midlands
- £49,599
- Employee jobs in the area in computer programming, consultancy and information services
- 3,100
- Computer programming, consultancy and information services, share of all employee jobs in the area
- 1.79%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £34,096
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 154,939
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 173,000
The software developer role
Writing software that other people depend on, and staying responsible for it once it is running. Most of the job is reading existing code, understanding why it is the way it is, and changing it without breaking anything.
Software developer jobs in Leicester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Leicester?
2,692 residents of Leicester were in work as IT professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.74% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Leicester?
Across the East Midlands, £49,599 is the median for IT professionals. In Leicester itself the median across all occupations together is £34,096. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Leicester?
3,100 of the 173,000 employee jobs in Leicester are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.