Lead Software Engineer Job Trends in Gloucester

Lead Software Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Gloucester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 15 44
Rank change year-on-year -44 +29 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer 11 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucester 1.67% 4.40% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.70% 4.55% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile £57,500 - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £92,500 - -
90th Percentile £100,000 - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 646 88 271
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.88% 96.70% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 343 57 158
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,000 £40,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% -8.94%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £66,975
Gloucestershire median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year +30.00% -3.38% -5.91%

Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.

Lead Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucester

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Software Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester

Lead Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Gloucester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Engineer in Gloucester over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead Software Engineer in Gloucester

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 14 September 2026, Lead Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Gloucester region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (72.73%) Agile
3 5 (45.45%) Java
4 3 (27.27%) Ansible
4 3 (27.27%) CI/CD
4 3 (27.27%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (27.27%) Configuration Management
4 3 (27.27%) Cyber Intelligence
4 3 (27.27%) Deployment Automation
4 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
4 3 (27.27%) Git
4 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Management
4 3 (27.27%) JIRA
4 3 (27.27%) Linux
4 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
4 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
4 3 (27.27%) Python
4 3 (27.27%) Risk Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 3 (27.27%) SCCM
4 3 (27.27%) SCOM
4 3 (27.27%) SCOrch
4 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 3 (27.27%) Software Testing
4 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
4 3 (27.27%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (27.27%) Windows
4 3 (27.27%) Windows Server

Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Git
1 3 (27.27%) JIRA
General
1 3 (27.27%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Fat Client
1 3 (27.27%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Linux
1 3 (27.27%) Windows
1 3 (27.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (72.73%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) CI/CD
3 3 (27.27%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (27.27%) Configuration Management
3 3 (27.27%) Cyber Intelligence
3 3 (27.27%) Deployment Automation
3 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Management
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Analysis
3 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
3 3 (27.27%) Software Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Test Automation
3 3 (27.27%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) Java
2 3 (27.27%) PowerShell
2 3 (27.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) DV Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 3 (27.27%) Ansible
1 3 (27.27%) SCCM
1 3 (27.27%) SCOM
1 3 (27.27%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
Lead Software Engineer jobs