Lead Job Trends in Lancaster

Leader
Lancashire > Lancaster

The median Leader salary in Lancaster is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 13 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancaster 2.00% 3.23% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 3.57% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £56,054 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.56% - -
Lancashire median annual salary £54,793 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +10.00% -25.93%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster with a recognized job title 39 56 60
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 78.00% 90.32% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 27 44 29
10th Percentile £27,123 £24,613 £35,450
25th Percentile £30,625 £39,720 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,803 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.11% -2.30% +15.56%
75th Percentile £43,899 £58,902 £60,000
90th Percentile £45,000 £65,180 £68,500
Lancashire median annual salary £42,442 £50,000 £49,748
% change year-on-year -15.12% +0.51% +15.69%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Lead
Salary Trend in Lancaster

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lancaster.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lancaster

Lead Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Lead 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 Lancaster region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Mitel
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Mitel