Lead Jobs in Chelmsford

Leader
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Leader salary in Chelmsford is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 August 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 11 20
Rank change year-on-year -2 +9 +3
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Lead 12 7 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford 9.16% 6.25% 7.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.76% 7.61% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 10
10th Percentile - £45,000 £65,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £48,750 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% -21.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £72,250
90th Percentile - £60,000 £73,750
Essex median annual salary £32,500 £50,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -35.00% -25.93% +12.50%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Chelmsford with a recognized job title 123 92 115
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 82.14% 83.94%
Number of salaries quoted 96 79 78
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £41,875 £45,625 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,750 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.42% +26.32% -11.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £68,092
90th Percentile £79,000 £70,000 £71,498
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £48,800
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.46% +2.74%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Chelmsford

Lead
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Chelmsford.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Chelmsford

Lead
Salary Histogram in Chelmsford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Chelmsford over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead in Chelmsford

Lead Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 28 August 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 Chelmsford region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 5 (41.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 4 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (25.00%) Telecoms
3 3 (25.00%) Lead Generation
3 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Marketing
3 3 (25.00%) Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Coaching
3 3 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (16.67%) Power BI
4 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (16.67%) Data Integration
4 2 (16.67%) SQL
4 2 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 2 (16.67%) ETL
4 2 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (16.67%) Power Query
4 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
5 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Power BI
1 2 (16.67%) Power Query
General
1 3 (25.00%) Marketing
1 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 3 (25.00%) Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Coaching
3 3 (25.00%) Lead Generation
3 3 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (16.67%) Data Integration
4 2 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 2 (16.67%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft