Lead Jobs in Birmingham

Leader
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Leader salary in Birmingham is £73,805 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 35 50
Rank change year-on-year +23 +15 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 272 138 185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 10.04% 6.84% 5.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.65% 7.32% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 251 125 133
10th Percentile £50,000 £45,500 £36,262
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,105 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,805 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.09% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £84,964 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,500 £79,500
West Midlands median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +20.00% -11.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,554 1,885 2,992
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 93.46% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2,079 1,441 2,317
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,914 £70,600 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Birmingham

Lead
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Lead in Birmingham

Lead
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Birmingham over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Lead in Birmingham

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Lead 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 81 (29.78%) Mentoring
2 76 (27.94%) Agile
3 68 (25.00%) Coaching
4 49 (18.01%) Finance
5 39 (14.34%) Social Skills
6 38 (13.97%) Roadmaps
7 36 (13.24%) Supplier Management
8 35 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (12.50%) Public Sector
10 30 (11.03%) CI/CD
10 30 (11.03%) Azure
10 30 (11.03%) Microsoft
11 29 (10.66%) AWS
12 27 (9.93%) DevOps
13 26 (9.56%) Power Platform
13 26 (9.56%) Degree
13 26 (9.56%) QA
14 24 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
14 24 (8.82%) Power BI
15 23 (8.46%) Project Management
15 23 (8.46%) Software Engineering
15 23 (8.46%) Node.js
15 23 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
16 22 (8.09%) React
17 21 (7.72%) Java
17 21 (7.72%) JavaScript
17 21 (7.72%) SQL Server
18 20 (7.35%) SQL
18 20 (7.35%) TypeScript
18 20 (7.35%) Decision-Making

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.31%) Appian
1 9 (3.31%) IIS
2 8 (2.94%) Confluence
3 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.21%) Tuxedo
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.37%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.47%) CANalyzer
3 2 (0.74%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.37%) Blender
Business Applications
1 13 (4.78%) Shopify
2 7 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.74%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.74%) SAP FSCM
4 2 (0.74%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.37%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.03%) Azure
2 29 (10.66%) AWS
3 26 (9.56%) Power Platform
4 17 (6.25%) Serverless
5 11 (4.04%) Amazon Kinesis
5 11 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.94%) AWS Lambda
7 8 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (2.94%) SaaS
8 7 (2.57%) Amazon SQS
8 7 (2.57%) Contentful
8 7 (2.57%) GCP
8 7 (2.57%) Google Analytics
8 7 (2.57%) Google Tag Manager
8 7 (2.57%) PowerApps
8 7 (2.57%) Vercel
9 6 (2.21%) Power Automate
9 6 (2.21%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.84%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.47%) Ethernet
1 4 (1.47%) Firewall
2 3 (1.10%) DNS
2 3 (1.10%) Intranet
2 3 (1.10%) SD-WAN
2 3 (1.10%) Software-Defined Radio
2 3 (1.10%) SSL
2 3 (1.10%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.10%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (8.82%) Power BI
2 21 (7.72%) SQL Server
3 9 (3.31%) MySQL
3 9 (3.31%) Relational Database
4 8 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (2.94%) Tableau
5 7 (2.57%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.84%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (1.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.47%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (1.47%) RDBMS
8 3 (1.10%) DB2
9 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.74%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.37%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.37%) Metadata
10 1 (0.37%) OLAP
10 1 (0.37%) OLTP
10 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (5.51%) Git
2 8 (2.94%) JIRA
2 8 (2.94%) TeamCity
3 6 (2.21%) Octopus Deploy
4 4 (1.47%) CANoe
4 4 (1.47%) Postman
5 2 (0.74%) gulp
5 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.74%) LSMW
6 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.37%) GitLab
General
1 49 (18.01%) Finance
2 39 (14.34%) Social Skills
3 34 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 18 (6.62%) Marketing
5 14 (5.15%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.15%) Legal
6 9 (3.31%) Retail
7 8 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.21%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.21%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.84%) Law
10 4 (1.47%) Automotive
10 4 (1.47%) Health Technology
10 4 (1.47%) Multimedia
10 4 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.10%) Billing
11 3 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.10%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.10%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (8.46%) Node.js
2 22 (8.09%) React
3 12 (4.41%) Next.js
3 12 (4.41%) REST
4 10 (3.68%) RESTful
5 9 (3.31%) GraphQL
6 8 (2.94%) .NET
6 8 (2.94%) HTML
7 7 (2.57%) CSS
8 6 (2.21%) jQuery
9 4 (1.47%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.47%) JSON
9 4 (1.47%) Spring
9 4 (1.47%) Spring Boot
9 4 (1.47%) Twitter Bootstrap
10 3 (1.10%) ASP.NET
10 3 (1.10%) EDI
10 3 (1.10%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (1.10%) Vue
10 3 (1.10%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.51%) Management Information System
2 14 (5.15%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.78%) Low-Code
4 7 (2.57%) Distributed Systems
4 7 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (1.47%) Infotainment
7 4 (1.47%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.47%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.47%) Smartphone
8 3 (1.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (1.10%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.74%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.74%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.74%) Video Editing
10 1 (0.37%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (0.37%) FMCG
10 1 (0.37%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.31%) Windows
2 4 (1.47%) VMS
3 2 (0.74%) Android
3 2 (0.74%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.74%) Linux
3 2 (0.74%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.74%) Windows 7
3 2 (0.74%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (29.78%) Mentoring
2 76 (27.94%) Agile
3 68 (25.00%) Coaching
4 38 (13.97%) Roadmaps
5 36 (13.24%) Supplier Management
6 35 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
7 30 (11.03%) CI/CD
8 27 (9.93%) DevOps
9 24 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
10 23 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (8.46%) Project Management
10 23 (8.46%) Software Engineering
11 20 (7.35%) Decision-Making
11 20 (7.35%) Design Patterns
12 17 (6.25%) Service Delivery
13 16 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
13 16 (5.88%) Strategic Thinking
14 15 (5.51%) Kanban
14 15 (5.51%) Product Roadmap
15 14 (5.15%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 21 (7.72%) Java
1 21 (7.72%) JavaScript
2 20 (7.35%) SQL
2 20 (7.35%) TypeScript
3 15 (5.51%) Python
4 11 (4.04%) C
5 10 (3.68%) COBOL
5 10 (3.68%) Micro Focus COBOL
6 7 (2.57%) PHP
7 5 (1.84%) C#
7 5 (1.84%) R
8 4 (1.47%) C++
8 4 (1.47%) PowerShell
9 3 (1.10%) Go
9 3 (1.10%) XAML
10 2 (0.74%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.74%) Swift
11 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.37%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 26 (9.56%) Degree
2 15 (5.51%) Security Cleared
3 12 (4.41%) SC Cleared
4 10 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.57%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.47%) CISM
6 4 (1.47%) CISSP
6 4 (1.47%) CREST Certified
7 3 (1.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (1.10%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.10%) CCSK
7 3 (1.10%) CCSP
7 3 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.10%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.10%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.74%) APMP
8 2 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.37%) CRISC
9 1 (0.37%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.37%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (9.56%) QA
2 9 (3.31%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.47%) ISO 26262
3 4 (1.47%) NIST
4 3 (1.10%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.74%) IFRS
5 2 (0.74%) NCSC
5 2 (0.74%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.74%) SLA
6 1 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.37%) GDPR
6 1 (0.37%) GRC
6 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (5.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (4.04%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.94%) Terraform
3 3 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 30 (11.03%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.04%) Google
2 11 (4.04%) Oracle
3 10 (3.68%) Micro Focus
4 8 (2.94%) Atlassian
5 5 (1.84%) SAP
6 4 (1.47%) Databricks
6 4 (1.47%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.10%) IBM
8 2 (0.74%) Concur
9 1 (0.37%) Cisco
9 1 (0.37%) Conga
9 1 (0.37%) DocuSign
9 1 (0.37%) Guidewire
9 1 (0.37%) Informatica
9 1 (0.37%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.37%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.37%) VMware