The median Leader salary in Leicester is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
29 |
21 |
71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+50 |
-13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
4 |
60 |
23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester |
2.55% |
9.38% |
3.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.65% |
9.68% |
3.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
48 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,950 |
£35,500 |
£48,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,375 |
£47,500 |
£55,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£73,750 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+22.92% |
-7.69% |
+29.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£79,125 |
£76,517 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79,800 |
£82,500 |
£74,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£54,960 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.40% |
-7.69% |
+36.84% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title |
151 |
620 |
605 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.18% |
96.88% |
92.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
91 |
338 |
175 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£26,750 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,500 |
£35,000 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
-5.00% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
£67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£49,500 |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-5.26% |
+11.76% |
