Software Development in Leeds
Leeds is the Northern Powerhouse's fastest-growing tech city. Home to First Direct, Sky Betting, and a dense cluster of legal and financial services firms, the city punches well above its weight in digital. We help Leeds businesses build software at a pace and price point that local hiring can't match.
Why Leeds for Software Development?
Leeds has quietly become one of the UK's most important tech cities. The financial services sector — anchored by First Direct, Yorkshire Building Society, and a cluster of pension and asset management firms — creates constant demand for fintech solutions. The legal sector is the largest outside London. And the University of Leeds produces a steady stream of computer science graduates who fuel a growing digital agency scene. But demand still outstrips supply, and Leeds salaries are climbing toward Manchester levels.
- Largest financial services centre outside London, with over 30 major banks and building societies
- Home to First Direct (HSBC's digital bank), Sky Betting & Gaming, and NHS Digital
- University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett produce 1,500+ CS graduates annually, fuelling the local R&D pipeline
- Legal tech is booming — Leeds has the UK's largest legal sector outside London, and firms are digitising fast
Our Services in Leeds
We serve Leeds businesses across six areas that match the city's core industries — financial services, legal, healthcare, and beyond.
Custom Software Development
Bespoke platforms for Leeds' financial services firms, legal practices, and healthcare organisations. We build applications that handle regulatory complexity, process high transaction volumes, and integrate with existing systems.
AI & Data Analytics
Risk scoring models for lenders, document analysis for law firms, and predictive analytics for healthcare. Leeds businesses sit on mountains of data — we build the systems that turn it into decisions.
Web Application Development
SaaS platforms, customer self-service portals, and internal workflow tools. Modern React and Next.js builds designed for the speed and reliability that financial services clients demand.
Mobile App Development
Banking apps, patient portals, and field service tools for Leeds organisations. We build in React Native and Flutter for cross-platform delivery without maintaining two separate codebases.
Healthcare & NHS Solutions
NHS Digital is headquartered in Leeds. We build clinical tools, patient engagement platforms, and data systems that meet NHS interoperability standards and handle the scale of regional health networks.
Legal Tech Solutions
Contract management, case workflow automation, and document analysis tools for Leeds' legal sector. We build systems that save solicitors hours of manual work while maintaining the precision the profession demands.
Industries We Serve in Leeds
Leeds' economy is driven by services — financial, legal, and healthcare. These four sectors make up the bulk of our work in the region.
Financial Services & Fintech
Leeds has more financial services jobs per capita than any UK city outside London. First Direct built digital banking here. We build lending platforms, payments infrastructure, regulatory reporting tools, and customer onboarding systems for banks, building societies, and fintech startups across West Yorkshire.
Legal & Professional Services
Leeds hosts the UK's largest legal cluster outside London — firms like Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper, and Addleshaw Goddard all have major offices here. We build contract lifecycle management tools, case management systems, and document automation platforms that reduce manual work by 40-60%.
Healthcare & NHS
NHS Digital's headquarters in Leeds makes the city the centre of UK health IT. We build systems that integrate with NHS Spine, handle HL7 FHIR messaging, and meet the strict security requirements of health data processing. Our work includes patient portals, clinical dashboards, and population health analytics.
Digital Agencies & SaaS
Leeds has a thriving agency and SaaS ecosystem. Sky Betting & Gaming, Emis Health, and dozens of growing startups need engineering capacity they can't hire locally fast enough. We provide the extra firepower — backend engineers, mobile developers, or full squads.
How We Work with Leeds Teams
Same timezone model as all our UK clients. Leeds is 5.5 hours ahead of Dallas — and our Gurugram team is just 4.5 hours ahead of you.
Discovery Call
We schedule a video call during your afternoon (2-5pm GMT). We'll talk through your project, understand your existing systems, and identify the right technical approach. No sales pitch — just a practical conversation about what you need.
Team Assembly
We assign a dedicated team from Gurugram, matched to your tech stack and industry. For financial services clients, we assign engineers with regulated industry experience. For healthcare, engineers who know NHS standards.
Overlap-Driven Development
Your project manager is available during Leeds working hours. Developers overlap with your team between 1pm-5pm GMT for real-time collaboration. Async updates land before your morning standup.
Sprint Reviews & Feedback
Fortnightly demos during UK hours. You see working features, test them, and give feedback that shapes the next sprint. We don't disappear for months and resurface with something you didn't ask for.
Launch & Support
We deploy, test, and hand over. Documentation is thorough — your team can maintain the system independently. Ongoing support plans are available with SLAs covering UK business hours.
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Engagement Models for Leeds Businesses
Leeds dev rates run £60-£100/hour through local agencies. Our rates are 40-60% less — same quality, lower overheads.
Dedicated Team
A full team focused on your product — developers, QA, and a project manager. Best for ongoing product development, platform builds, or digital transformation programmes that need sustained engineering capacity.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Dedicated developers on your project full-time
- Project manager during UK business hours
- Weekly standups and fortnightly demos
- Scale team size with 2 weeks notice
- 40-60% below Leeds agency rates
- Minimum 3-month engagement
Project-Based
Fixed scope and fixed price. We agree everything upfront and deliver against milestones. Best for defined projects — system migrations, MVP builds, or specific feature sets with clear requirements.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Fixed price in GBP or USD
- Statement of work before development starts
- Milestone-linked payments
- Formal change request process
- Full IP ownership on completion
- Projects typically run 2-6 months
Staff Augmentation
Our engineers slot into your Leeds team. They join your Slack, attend your meetings, and follow your processes. Perfect when you need specific skills quickly without the Yorkshire job market recruitment grind.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Engineers embedded in your existing team
- Work during UK hours (GMT/BST)
- Your tools, your workflows, your standups
- Start within 1-2 weeks
- No recruitment fees or employer NI
- Flexible — one developer or a full squad
Software Development Leeds Questions Answered
Quick answers to the questions we hear most often.
No. We operate from Dallas, Texas and Gurugram, India. We serve Leeds businesses remotely — and that's why our rates are 40-60% below local agencies. You're paying for engineering output, not office space on Wellington Street.
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