Leader
South London > Merton
The median Leader salary in Merton is £82,500 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 | 19 | 24 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +8 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton | 11.63% | 5.34% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.30% | 5.51% | 0.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £73,250 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £74,375 | £57,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £60,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £94,375 | £62,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £97,750 | - | - |
| South London median annual salary | £61,250 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.52% | -1.69% | +13.46% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title | 122 | 127 | 121 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.57% | 96.95% | 93.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60 | 48 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £31,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,375 | £32,000 | £41,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £53,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.64% | -3.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £75,625 | £73,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £89,750 | £82,500 |
| South London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +10.00% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Lead
Salary Trend in Merton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Merton.
Lead
Salary Histogram in Merton
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Merton over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Lead
Job Locations in Merton
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Merton 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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| Wimbledon | - | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| Morden | - | 4 | £90,000 | - | |
| New Malden | +6 | 2 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Mitcham | -2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Lead South London |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton
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 Merton region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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: