The median Leader salary in Chester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
13 |
20 |
33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
+13 |
-12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
1 |
10 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester |
2.44% |
4.13% |
2.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.44% |
4.52% |
2.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-11.54% |
-23.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£61,250 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£63,500 |
£73,500 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.27% |
-8.33% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title |
41 |
221 |
169 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
91.32% |
77.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
190 |
88 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,000 |
£25,000 |
£24,275 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,938 |
£35,000 |
£26,365 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£47,500 |
£40,057 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.79% |
+18.58% |
-15.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,813 |
£60,000 |
£60,800 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61,125 |
£65,000 |
£73,750 |
| Cheshire median annual salary |
£37,500 |
£47,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.21% |
-1.05% |
- |
