Lead Jobs in Fife

Leader
Scotland > Fife

The median Leader salary in Fife is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 25 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 -10 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 6 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 4.96% 0.83% 2.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.96% 0.88% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £38,754
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £40,403
Median % change year-on-year - +48.51% -14.94%
75th Percentile - - £42,051
90th Percentile - - -
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
Fife

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fife. 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 Fife with a recognized job title 121 113 47
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 93.39% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 36 78 25
10th Percentile £37,574 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,313 £33,750 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.21% -15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile - £57,125 £57,500
90th Percentile £55,875 £57,500 £67,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.70% -5.39% -

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Fife

Lead
Salary Trend in Fife

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Fife.

Salary trend for Lead in Fife

Lead
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Fife region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Inverkeithing - 6 £60,000 -
Lead
Scotland

Lead Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Fife region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (33.33%) Police
3 2 (33.33%) Infor
3 2 (33.33%) SAP BPC
3 2 (33.33%) Tableau
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Revenue Recognition
3 2 (33.33%) CIMA
3 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Oracle
3 2 (33.33%) SAP
3 2 (33.33%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (33.33%) Cognos
3 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) ACCA
3 2 (33.33%) GAAP
3 2 (33.33%) Infor LN
3 2 (33.33%) Internal Audit
3 2 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) IFRS
3 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Infor LN
1 2 (33.33%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Oracle Forms
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (33.33%) Cyber Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 2 (33.33%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (33.33%) ACCA
2 2 (33.33%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GAAP
1 2 (33.33%) IFRS
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Cognos
1 2 (33.33%) Infor
1 2 (33.33%) Oracle
1 2 (33.33%) SAP