Lead DevOps Job Trends in Chester
Lead Development Operations
Cheshire > Chester
The median Lead Development Operations salary in Chester is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Lead DevOps jobs | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chester | 1.65% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.82% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £80,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Chester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Chester matching a recognised job title | 220 | 128 | 134 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.53% | 88.89% | 87.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 175 | 64 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,525 | £23,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £58,750 | £45,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.40% | +28.42% | -23.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £70,313 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,250 | £93,250 | £65,000 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £45,096 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -0.21% | -6.05% |
Lead DevOps Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Lead DevOps job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Lead DevOps Salary Trend in Chester
Salary distribution trend for Lead DevOps job vacancies in Chester.
Lead DevOps Skill Set Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Lead DevOps job ads cited 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 Lead DevOps job ads across the Chester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Kubernetes | 100.0% | 4 |
Lead DevOps Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 100.0% | 4 |