Leader
North West > Manchester
The median Leader salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 33 | 16 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +18 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 202 | 569 | 376 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 8.77% | 9.55% | 8.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.61% | 10.05% | 9.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 159 | 440 | 280 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,400 | £47,950 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,125 | £56,250 | £61,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.38% | +0.71% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,875 | £84,964 | £84,056 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £87,500 | £92,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,836 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.38% | - | +16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,102 | 5,664 | 4,148 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.23% | 95.02% | 91.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,214 | 4,195 | 2,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,016 | £40,750 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,938 | £67,968 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Lead
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Manchester.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 June 2025.
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Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 June 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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| Salford | +11 | 7 | £31,500 | -46.43% | 3 |
| Bolton | -7 | 4 | £60,000 | +54.84% | 42 |
| Altrincham | -4 | 3 | £32,500 | - | 15 |
| Stockport | +2 | 2 | £75,000 | +76.47% | 2 |
| Rochdale | +6 | 1 | £65,000 | +58.54% | 2 |
| Bury | 0 | 1 | £60,000 | -12.73% | 12 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Manchester region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
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