The median Leader salary in Cambridge is £59,450 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
33 |
24 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+13 |
-9 |
+34 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
34 |
26 |
41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
6.64% |
5.59% |
8.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.34% |
5.92% |
9.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
29 |
12 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£37,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£59,450 |
£82,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-27.94% |
+65.00% |
-22.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£90,000 |
£77,813 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,500 |
- |
£88,875 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£59,775 |
£54,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.69% |
-1.82% |
+32.53% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title |
463 |
439 |
451 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.43% |
94.41% |
93.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
339 |
232 |
302 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
£29,972 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£47,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,750 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,000 |
£81,575 |
£92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
