Lead Job Trends in Luton

Leader
Bedfordshire > Luton

The median Leader salary in Luton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 17 15
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 3 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton 4.23% 8.04% 2.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.69% 8.82% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile £42,829 £44,625 £42,075
25th Percentile £46,455 £49,688 £45,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +13.30% -40.29%
75th Percentile £60,625 £65,000 £56,688
90th Percentile £62,500 - £60,025
Bedfordshire median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -3.36% -19.32%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Luton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Luton. 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 Luton with a recognized job title 64 102 69
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.14% 91.07% 98.57%
Number of salaries quoted 46 44 52
10th Percentile £14,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £38,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,970 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% -13.04% -32.35%
75th Percentile £65,625 £70,625 £75,625
90th Percentile £79,375 £75,000 £111,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -13.04%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Luton

Lead
Salary Trend in Luton

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Luton.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Luton

Lead
Salary Histogram in Luton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Luton over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead in Luton

Lead Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, 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 Luton region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Housing Management
1 1 (33.33%) Kanban
1 1 (33.33%) Lean Software Development
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Housing Management
1 1 (33.33%) Kanban
1 1 (33.33%) Lean Software Development
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC