Leader
Cheshire > Chester
The median Leader salary in Chester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 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 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +12 | +3 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Lead | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester | 7.00% | 2.91% | 1.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.14% | 3.26% | 2.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | - | - |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £57,000 | £53,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.54% | -10.83% | +4.35% |
All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Chester
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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title | 98 | 184 | 138 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.00% | 89.32% | 83.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 148 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,650 | £25,850 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,000 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.02% | -14.55% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £66,778 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £65,750 | £82,548 |
| Cheshire median annual salary | £37,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Lead
Salary Trend in Chester
Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Chester.
Lead
Salary Histogram in Chester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Chester over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 23 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 Chester region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: