Lead Jobs in Hemel Hempstead

Leader
Hertfordshire > Hemel Hempstead

The median Leader salary in Hemel Hempstead is £61,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 16 33
Rank change year-on-year +10 +17 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 16 19 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hemel Hempstead 28.57% 8.12% 0.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 31.37% 8.76% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 12 13 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £59,750 £31,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,750 £43,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +43.60% - -
75th Percentile £63,500 £65,000 -
90th Percentile - £73,800 -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £70,000 £63,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.24% +10.43% -8.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hemel Hempstead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hemel Hempstead. 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 Hemel Hempstead with a recognized job title 51 217 77
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 92.74% 59.23%
Number of salaries quoted 40 176 41
10th Percentile £32,425 - -
25th Percentile £38,125 £25,809 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.45% +10.00% -31.82%
75th Percentile £63,500 £58,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £53,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.00% -13.04% +9.52%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Hemel Hempstead

Lead
Salary Trend in Hemel Hempstead

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

Salary trend for Lead in Hemel Hempstead

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead

For the 6 months to 1 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 Hemel Hempstead region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) Security Cleared
1 15 (93.75%) Splunk
1 15 (93.75%) SIEM
2 14 (87.50%) Line Management
3 13 (81.25%) DV Cleared
4 12 (75.00%) SC Cleared
5 10 (62.50%) Microsoft
6 9 (56.25%) LAN
6 9 (56.25%) WAN
6 9 (56.25%) SMTP
6 9 (56.25%) FTP
6 9 (56.25%) HTTP
6 9 (56.25%) TCP/IP
6 9 (56.25%) VPN
6 9 (56.25%) Client/Server
6 9 (56.25%) Use Case
6 9 (56.25%) Firewall
6 9 (56.25%) People Management
6 9 (56.25%) Security Operations
6 9 (56.25%) Security Operations Centre
6 9 (56.25%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 8 (50.00%) Relational Database
7 8 (50.00%) Network Security
7 8 (50.00%) LDAP
8 7 (43.75%) Python
8 7 (43.75%) PowerShell
8 7 (43.75%) Reverse Engineering
8 7 (43.75%) Bash
8 7 (43.75%) Malware Analysis
8 7 (43.75%) QRadar

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hemel Hempstead 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 9 (56.25%) Firewall
1 9 (56.25%) FTP
1 9 (56.25%) HTTP
1 9 (56.25%) LAN
1 9 (56.25%) SMTP
1 9 (56.25%) TCP/IP
1 9 (56.25%) VPN
1 9 (56.25%) WAN
2 8 (50.00%) Network Security
3 6 (37.50%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (50.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (6.25%) Big Data
2 1 (6.25%) Oracle Database
General
1 2 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (6.25%) Aerospace
2 1 (6.25%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (50.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (56.25%) Client/Server
1 9 (56.25%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (18.75%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (93.75%) SIEM
2 14 (87.50%) Line Management
3 9 (56.25%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 9 (56.25%) People Management
3 9 (56.25%) Security Operations
3 9 (56.25%) Use Case
4 7 (43.75%) Blue Team
4 7 (43.75%) Malware Analysis
4 7 (43.75%) Reverse Engineering
5 2 (12.50%) Threat Analysis
6 1 (6.25%) Coaching
6 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (6.25%) Data Architecture
6 1 (6.25%) Data Integration
6 1 (6.25%) Data Management
6 1 (6.25%) ETL
6 1 (6.25%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 7 (43.75%) Bash
1 7 (43.75%) PowerShell
1 7 (43.75%) Python
2 6 (37.50%) C++
2 6 (37.50%) Perl
3 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (93.75%) Security Cleared
2 13 (81.25%) DV Cleared
3 12 (75.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (6.25%) Azure Certification
4 1 (6.25%) CREST Certified
4 1 (6.25%) GCIA
4 1 (6.25%) GCIH
4 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 7 (43.75%) QRadar
Vendors
1 15 (93.75%) Splunk
2 10 (62.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.25%) Oracle