Lead Jobs in Bolton

Leader
Manchester > Bolton

The median Leader salary in Bolton is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 24 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 4 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 2.90% 4.76% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.51% 4.88% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £38,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +54.84% - -
Manchester median annual salary £76,250 £70,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +8.16% +0.71% +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 114 123 118
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.61% 97.62% 81.38%
Number of salaries quoted 89 89 31
10th Percentile £25,480 £29,160 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,750 £38,750 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,250 £52,500
90th Percentile - £75,000 £53,750
Manchester median annual salary £59,000 £53,159 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.99% -7.55% +4.55%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Bolton

Lead
Salary Trend in Bolton

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

Salary trend for Lead in Bolton

Lead Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 27 May 2025, 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 Bolton region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Cognos
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
1 4 (100.00%) CIMA
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Vista
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 4 (100.00%) Social Media
1 4 (100.00%) Tableau
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (100.00%) Scorecard
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Budgeting

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

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Power BI
1 4 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 4 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 4 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Scorecard
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
1 4 (100.00%) CIMA
1 4 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cognos
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft