Lead Job Trends in Maidstone

Leader
Kent > Maidstone

The median Leader salary in Maidstone is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 February 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 12 28
Rank change year-on-year -2 +16 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 1 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Maidstone 0.78% 4.55% 4.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 4.55% 5.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 6
10th Percentile - £53,100 -
25th Percentile - £54,750 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +74.24% -50.19%
75th Percentile - £60,250 £34,500
90th Percentile - £61,900 £40,750
Kent median annual salary £51,000 £70,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year -27.14% +9.80% +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Maidstone

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Maidstone. 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 Maidstone with a recognized job title 123 66 112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.09% 100.00% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 81 30 101
10th Percentile - £25,975 -
25th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £48,250 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.46% +53.17% -30.00%
75th Percentile £53,750 £83,125 £48,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £87,500 £62,500
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £52,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -18.27% +22.35% -15.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Maidstone

Lead
Salary Trend in Maidstone

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Maidstone.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Maidstone

Lead Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone

For the 6 months to 21 February 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 Maidstone region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone 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%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens