The median Leader salary in Cambridge is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
22 |
22 |
51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+29 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
23 |
71 |
43 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge |
8.61% |
7.05% |
4.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
9.31% |
7.26% |
5.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
17 |
44 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£44,500 |
£42,500 |
£60,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£43,375 |
£69,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£54,225 |
£90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.43% |
-39.75% |
+25.87% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£68,901 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£99,500 |
£85,375 |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£60,394 |
£55,000 |
£54,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.81% |
+1.85% |
+13.68% |
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 |
247 |
978 |
790 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.51% |
97.12% |
84.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
155 |
754 |
383 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
£31,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,125 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
-4.35% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,625 |
£73,250 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,250 |
£85,000 |
£92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£54,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.78% |
+8.00% |
