Lead Job Trends in Blackpool

Leader
Lancashire > Blackpool

The median Leader salary in Blackpool is £83,755 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 8 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 22 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackpool 22.45% 8.11% -
As % of the Job Titles category 22.45% 8.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 20 3 0
10th Percentile £52,314 £56,259 -
25th Percentile £71,296 £56,383 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,755 £57,836 -
Median % change year-on-year +44.82% - -
75th Percentile £90,000 £67,427 -
90th Percentile £95,000 £72,434 -
Lancashire median annual salary £57,560 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% -15.38% -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Blackpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackpool. 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 Blackpool with a recognized job title 98 36 15
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 97.30% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 90 23 12
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,250 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £29,500 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,797 £52,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.37% +64.06% -66.32%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,095 £47,188
90th Percentile £86,253 £67,374 £57,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Blackpool.

Lead job vacancy trend in Blackpool

Lead
Salary Trend in Blackpool

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Blackpool.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Blackpool

Lead
Salary Histogram in Blackpool

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Blackpool over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead in Blackpool

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackpool

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Lead job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Blackpool region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 6 (27.27%) Agile
1 6 (27.27%) Technical Leadership
2 5 (22.73%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (22.73%) Degree
2 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (22.73%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (18.18%) MATLAB
3 4 (18.18%) MODAF
3 4 (18.18%) SysML
3 4 (18.18%) UML
4 3 (13.64%) Coaching
4 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
4 3 (13.64%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 3 (13.64%) Product Strategy
4 3 (13.64%) Service Design
5 2 (9.09%) Analytics
5 2 (9.09%) Architecture Roadmap
5 2 (9.09%) Azure
5 2 (9.09%) DNS
5 2 (9.09%) Git
5 2 (9.09%) GitLab
5 2 (9.09%) Kubernetes
5 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
5 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering
5 2 (9.09%) Technical Debt
5 2 (9.09%) Terraform
6 1 (4.55%) Accessibility
6 1 (4.55%) Business Strategy
6 1 (4.55%) Line Management

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackpool by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) DNS
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Git
1 2 (9.09%) GitLab
General
1 2 (9.09%) Legal
2 1 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (4.55%) Military
2 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (27.27%) Agile
1 6 (27.27%) Technical Leadership
2 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (22.73%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (18.18%) MODAF
3 4 (18.18%) SysML
3 4 (18.18%) UML
4 3 (13.64%) Coaching
4 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
4 3 (13.64%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 3 (13.64%) Product Strategy
4 3 (13.64%) Service Design
5 2 (9.09%) Analytics
5 2 (9.09%) Architecture Roadmap
5 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
5 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering
5 2 (9.09%) Technical Debt
6 1 (4.55%) People Management
6 1 (4.55%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (18.18%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (22.73%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (22.73%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) Kubernetes
1 2 (9.09%) Terraform