Lead Jobs in Ipswich

Leader
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Leader salary in Ipswich is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 20 25
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 6 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Ipswich 6.74% 4.33% 2.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.82% 4.41% 2.86%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 3
10th Percentile - £50,842 -
25th Percentile £46,250 £53,346 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,587 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.11% -3.71% -0.76%
75th Percentile £48,750 £72,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £53,700 - £98,000
Suffolk median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -38.46% -0.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 88 204 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.88% 98.08% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 75 156 66
10th Percentile £25,625 £25,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.06% -7.62% +16.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,063 £70,450
90th Percentile £66,500 £75,000 £81,875
Suffolk median annual salary £65,000 £40,000 £38,250
% change year-on-year +62.50% +4.58% -11.05%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Ipswich

Lead
Salary Trend in Ipswich

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

Salary trend for Lead in Ipswich

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 Ipswich region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) IT Governance
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 4 (66.67%) Windows Server
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 1 (16.67%) User Experience
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Power BI
4 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
4 1 (16.67%) Experimental Design
4 1 (16.67%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (16.67%) FMEA
4 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Tech Ops
4 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
4 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Development Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) PhD
4 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) ETL
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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 4 (66.67%) Azure
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
1 1 (16.67%) Power Query
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Windows
1 4 (66.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (66.67%) IT Governance
1 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Chemistry
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Customer-Centricity
3 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 1 (16.67%) Data Integration
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Experimental Design
3 1 (16.67%) FMEA
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
3 1 (16.67%) Physics
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Tech Ops
3 1 (16.67%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) PhD
1 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft