Leader
South West > Dorset
The median Leader salary in Dorset is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 26 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +40 | -25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 15 | 90 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 3.39% | 7.23% | 2.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.44% | 7.61% | 2.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 48 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,375 | £46,750 | £48,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,063 | £52,500 | £54,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £71,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,875 | £75,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,250 | £97,500 | - |
| South West median annual salary | £72,500 | £60,202 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.43% | -10.81% | +12.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 436 | 1,182 | 527 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.42% | 94.94% | 82.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 179 | 702 | 340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £27,095 | £31,925 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £47,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.71% | -4.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,875 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £74,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Dorset.
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Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Dorset over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | +7 | 1 | £57,500 | -4.17% | |
| Bournemouth | 0 | 1 | £85,000 | +36.00% | 6 |
| Lead South West |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 31 May 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 Dorset region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: