Leader
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The median Leader salary in Leicestershire is £54,960 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 | 54 | 20 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +53 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 15 | 112 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 2.15% | 9.73% | 3.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.26% | 10.22% | 3.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 68 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £30,500 | £49,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,717 | £35,750 | £57,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,960 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.40% | -7.69% | +36.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,188 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,500 | £82,500 | £74,000 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £60,000 | £51,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.50% | -10.43% | -4.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title | 663 | 1,096 | 749 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.99% | 95.22% | 94.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 176 | 615 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £26,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,188 | £31,750 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £59,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £69,980 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £45,000 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -19.05% | +10.53% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
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Salary Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Leicestershire.
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Salary Histogram in Leicestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Hinckley | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Leicester | -8 | 4 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 12 |
| Lutterworth | -19 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Coalville | +4 | 1 | £39,919 | +55.03% | 2 |
| Lead East Midlands |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 31 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 Leicestershire region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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: