Leader
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Leader salary in Edinburgh is £94,637 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 | |
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| Rank | 19 | 29 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +4 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 93 | 106 | 169 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 10.60% | 7.02% | 8.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.02% | 7.30% | 9.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 76 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £58,125 | £55,000 | £51,833 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £59,250 | £56,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,637 | £70,000 | £79,632 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.20% | -12.10% | +17.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,474 | £97,743 | £97,328 |
| 90th Percentile | £146,300 | £116,250 | £117,236 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £67,500 | £63,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.30% | -9.29% | +7.69% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 774 | 1,452 | 1,791 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.26% | 96.16% | 94.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 335 | 1,026 | 1,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £32,500 | £35,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,619 | £45,000 | £44,033 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,751 | £71,625 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | +4.19% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Lead
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Edinburgh.
Lead
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
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