What moved this year
Pay for senior engineers has levelled off, but the gap between a well-run hiring process and a slow one is wider than ever. Offers that take longer than three weeks are losing people to quicker rivals.
Current salary bands
Senior backend engineers in Leeds are landing between £68,000 and £82,000. In London, add roughly 15 per cent. Fully remote jobs now pay close to London rates, which has changed how Yorkshire firms compete.
What this means for you
Publish the band. Every job we advertise with a salary draws more applicants and fewer drop-outs at offer stage.