Leader
East of England > Essex
The median Leader salary in Essex is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | 40 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +21 | -19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 22 | 37 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 4.56% | 4.23% | 2.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.28% | 4.47% | 3.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 36 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £45,000 | £44,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £45,375 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £60,000 | £63,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.83% | -4.76% | -3.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £90,625 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £100,000 | £73,050 |
| East of England median annual salary | £60,394 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.66% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 417 | 827 | 667 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.51% | 94.51% | 79.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 221 | 676 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,759 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £30,000 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £45,000 | £47,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | -4.26% | -1.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,225 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Salary Trend in Essex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Essex.
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Salary Histogram in Essex
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Essex over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Essex region over the 6 months to 18 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 |
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| Southend-on-Sea | +2 | 9 | £32,500 | -27.78% | 1 |
| Basildon | +13 | 2 | £45,000 | -55.00% | 10 |
| Waltham Abbey | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Chigwell | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Buckhurst Hill | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Lead East of England |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 18 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 Essex region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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: