Lead Jobs in the East Midlands

Leader
England > East Midlands

The median Leader salary in the East Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 51 49
Rank change year-on-year +24 -2 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 298 141 195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 6.57% 5.70% 5.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.97% 6.34% 5.83%
Number of salaries quoted 195 96 117
10th Percentile £31,750 £42,080 £32,300
25th Percentile £42,197 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.20% +6.52% +15.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £81,500 £76,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% -3.33% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 4,276 2,225 3,344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 89.90% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,688 1,192 2,036
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,685 £25,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £34,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +7.95%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in the East Midlands

Lead
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Lead in the East Midlands

Lead
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Lead in the East Midlands

Lead
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Leicestershire +40 100 £60,000 -7.69% 13
Northamptonshire -7 72 £45,000 -35.71% 7
Nottinghamshire -3 63 £65,000 +4.00% 5
Lincolnshire +16 34 £33,500 -44.17% 5
Derbyshire +6 29 £50,000 +0.54% 8
Lead
England

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 East Midlands region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 68 (22.82%) Degree
2 60 (20.13%) AWS
3 52 (17.45%) Retail
3 52 (17.45%) Social Skills
4 48 (16.11%) ITIL
5 42 (14.09%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (13.42%) QA
7 39 (13.09%) Coaching
7 39 (13.09%) SDLC
8 37 (12.42%) Legal
9 36 (12.08%) Requirements Analysis
10 34 (11.41%) C#
10 34 (11.41%) Microsoft
11 33 (11.07%) SQL
11 33 (11.07%) Software Testing
11 33 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
12 32 (10.74%) Disaster Recovery
13 31 (10.40%) .NET
13 31 (10.40%) Logistics
13 31 (10.40%) Process Improvement
13 31 (10.40%) Resource Allocation
14 30 (10.07%) Business Process Analysis
14 30 (10.07%) Feasibility Study
14 30 (10.07%) Impact Assessments
14 30 (10.07%) Stakeholder Analysis
14 30 (10.07%) Business Analysis
14 30 (10.07%) Telematics
14 30 (10.07%) Azure
14 30 (10.07%) Business Process Improvement
14 30 (10.07%) GAP Analysis

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.01%) IIS
3 5 (1.68%) CMS
4 4 (1.34%) WebLogic
5 3 (1.01%) Headless CMS
5 3 (1.01%) WordPress
6 1 (0.34%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (4.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.35%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.34%) InDesign
5 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.34%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (20.13%) AWS
2 30 (10.07%) Azure
3 19 (6.38%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (6.38%) SaaS
4 10 (3.36%) Power Platform
5 8 (2.68%) AWS Lambda
5 8 (2.68%) Serverless
6 6 (2.01%) Amazon ECS
6 6 (2.01%) Amazon S3
6 6 (2.01%) Amazon SQS
7 5 (1.68%) Cloudflare
8 4 (1.34%) Amazon EKS
8 4 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.01%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (1.01%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.01%) Google Analytics
9 3 (1.01%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.67%) Amazon Kinesis
10 2 (0.67%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.70%) Firewall
2 14 (4.70%) DNS
3 10 (3.36%) SAN
3 10 (3.36%) SSL
3 10 (3.36%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.34%) BGP
4 4 (1.34%) DHCP
5 3 (1.01%) Wireless
6 2 (0.67%) Internet
7 1 (0.34%) FTP
7 1 (0.34%) LAN
7 1 (0.34%) Network Security
7 1 (0.34%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.34%) VoIP
7 1 (0.34%) VPN
7 1 (0.34%) WAN
7 1 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.36%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.02%) Power BI
3 7 (2.35%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (2.01%) Power Query
4 6 (2.01%) Tableau
5 5 (1.68%) MySQL
6 4 (1.34%) Oracle Database
6 4 (1.34%) RDBMS
6 4 (1.34%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.67%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.67%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.34%) Big Data
8 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.34%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 14 (4.70%) Git
2 6 (2.01%) GitLab
3 2 (0.67%) gulp
3 2 (0.67%) JIRA
4 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.34%) JMeter
4 1 (0.34%) Postman
4 1 (0.34%) Selenium
4 1 (0.34%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 52 (17.45%) Retail
1 52 (17.45%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.42%) Legal
3 33 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.05%) Manufacturing
5 21 (7.05%) Finance
6 17 (5.70%) Marketing
7 12 (4.03%) Pharmaceutical
8 11 (3.69%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.35%) Automotive
9 7 (2.35%) Games
10 6 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.68%) Tech for Good
12 2 (0.67%) Health Technology
12 2 (0.67%) iGaming
12 2 (0.67%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.67%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.34%) Law
13 1 (0.34%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (10.40%) .NET
2 13 (4.36%) React
3 11 (3.69%) Laravel
4 10 (3.36%) Vue
5 8 (2.68%) CSS
5 8 (2.68%) HTML
5 8 (2.68%) jQuery
6 7 (2.35%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.01%) ASP.NET
7 6 (2.01%) ASP.NET MVC
7 6 (2.01%) REST
7 6 (2.01%) Tailwind CSS
7 6 (2.01%) Twitter Bootstrap
7 6 (2.01%) WPF
8 4 (1.34%) Django
8 4 (1.34%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (1.34%) Spring Boot
9 3 (1.01%) Node.js
10 2 (0.67%) CSS3
10 2 (0.67%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
2 6 (2.01%) Private Cloud
3 5 (1.68%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (1.68%) Social Media
4 4 (1.34%) Driving Licence
4 4 (1.34%) Public Cloud
4 4 (1.34%) Video\Live Streaming
4 4 (1.34%) Virtual Team
5 3 (1.01%) CSOC
5 3 (1.01%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (1.01%) Cyberattack
5 3 (1.01%) FMCG
6 2 (0.67%) CCTV
6 2 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.67%) Graphic Design
6 2 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (0.67%) Legacy Applications
6 2 (0.67%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.67%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.05%) Windows
2 8 (2.68%) Linux
2 8 (2.68%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.01%) Android
4 3 (1.01%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.01%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.34%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (16.11%) ITIL
2 42 (14.09%) Problem-Solving
3 39 (13.09%) Coaching
3 39 (13.09%) SDLC
4 36 (12.08%) Requirements Analysis
5 33 (11.07%) Software Testing
6 32 (10.74%) Disaster Recovery
7 31 (10.40%) Logistics
7 31 (10.40%) Process Improvement
7 31 (10.40%) Resource Allocation
8 30 (10.07%) Business Analysis
8 30 (10.07%) Business Process Analysis
8 30 (10.07%) Business Process Improvement
8 30 (10.07%) Feasibility Study
8 30 (10.07%) GAP Analysis
8 30 (10.07%) Impact Assessments
8 30 (10.07%) Stakeholder Analysis
8 30 (10.07%) Telematics
9 29 (9.73%) Agile
10 28 (9.40%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 34 (11.41%) C#
2 33 (11.07%) SQL
3 21 (7.05%) JavaScript
4 12 (4.03%) Python
5 11 (3.69%) TypeScript
6 10 (3.36%) PHP
7 8 (2.68%) Java
8 7 (2.35%) C++
9 6 (2.01%) VBA
9 6 (2.01%) XAML
10 5 (1.68%) Rust
11 3 (1.01%) C
12 2 (0.67%) Ada
13 1 (0.34%) ABAP
13 1 (0.34%) R
13 1 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 68 (22.82%) Degree
2 17 (5.70%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.37%) DBS Check
4 9 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (3.02%) SC Cleared
5 8 (2.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.34%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.34%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (1.34%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.01%) CCNA
8 3 (1.01%) CCNP
8 3 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.01%) JNCIA
9 2 (0.67%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 2 (0.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.34%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (13.42%) QA
2 8 (2.68%) GMP
3 2 (0.67%) PMO
4 1 (0.34%) GDPR
4 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (6.38%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.69%) Docker
3 5 (1.68%) Embedded Firmware
3 5 (1.68%) Firmware
3 5 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (5.03%) Terraform
2 14 (4.70%) Kubernetes
3 11 (3.69%) Grafana
3 11 (3.69%) Prometheus
4 5 (1.68%) Ansible
5 4 (1.34%) Progress Chef
5 4 (1.34%) Puppet
6 3 (1.01%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.01%) SCCM
7 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.34%) WSUS
Vendors
1 34 (11.41%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.36%) VMware
3 11 (3.69%) HP
3 11 (3.69%) Splunk
4 10 (3.36%) Nimble Storage
4 10 (3.36%) Veeam
5 9 (3.02%) Cisco
6 6 (2.01%) Databricks
7 5 (1.68%) Google
7 5 (1.68%) Oracle
8 4 (1.34%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.34%) Sparx
9 3 (1.01%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.01%) Hotjar
9 3 (1.01%) Meraki
9 3 (1.01%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 1 (0.34%) Freshdesk
10 1 (0.34%) Nintex
10 1 (0.34%) Zoho
10 1 (0.34%) Zscaler