Lead Job Trends in Middlesex

Leader
South East > Middlesex

As of 30 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Leader salary in Middlesex.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 24 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -19 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 11 13 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Middlesex 10.19% 11.50% 13.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.10% 11.71% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 -
South East median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,650
% change year-on-year +3.70% +2.82% -2.74%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Middlesex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Middlesex. 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 Middlesex with a recognized job title 84 111 15
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.78% 98.23% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 20 13
10th Percentile £32,625 £32,025 -
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £33,500 £44,657
Median % change year-on-year +23.13% -24.98% -42.38%
75th Percentile £48,750 £63,438 £50,000
90th Percentile £65,250 £68,725 £74,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Middlesex

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Middlesex

Lead
Salary Trend in Middlesex

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Middlesex.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Middlesex

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Middlesex region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 10 (90.91%) Coaching
2 10 (90.91%) Creative Thinking
2 10 (90.91%) Microsoft
2 10 (90.91%) Product Strategy
3 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (54.55%) Decision-Making
4 5 (45.45%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (45.45%) Analytics
4 5 (45.45%) Application Security
4 5 (45.45%) Azure
4 5 (45.45%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (45.45%) Backlog Management
4 5 (45.45%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (45.45%) CI/CD
4 5 (45.45%) Computer Science
4 5 (45.45%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) Data Analysis
4 5 (45.45%) Data Analytics
4 5 (45.45%) Data Engineering
4 5 (45.45%) Data Governance
4 5 (45.45%) Data Modelling
4 5 (45.45%) Data Quality
4 5 (45.45%) Data Science
4 5 (45.45%) Data Strategy
4 5 (45.45%) Data Visualisation
4 5 (45.45%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 5 (45.45%) Degree

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex 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 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (45.45%) Azure
1 5 (45.45%) Azure DevOps
1 5 (45.45%) PaaS
1 5 (45.45%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (45.45%) Power BI
2 2 (18.18%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (18.18%) Star Schema
General
1 6 (54.55%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Banking
2 1 (9.09%) Legal
2 1 (9.09%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (45.45%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 10 (90.91%) Coaching
2 10 (90.91%) Creative Thinking
2 10 (90.91%) Product Strategy
3 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (54.55%) Decision-Making
4 5 (45.45%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (45.45%) Analytics
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) Data Analytics
4 5 (45.45%) Data Engineering
4 5 (45.45%) Data Governance
4 5 (45.45%) Data Science
4 5 (45.45%) Data Visualisation
4 5 (45.45%) DevOps
4 5 (45.45%) Performance Measurement
4 5 (45.45%) SDLC
4 5 (45.45%) Threat Modelling
4 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) PowerShell
2 2 (18.18%) Python
2 2 (18.18%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (45.45%) Degree
1 5 (45.45%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) Data Quality
1 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (45.45%) NCSC
1 5 (45.45%) NIST
Vendors
1 10 (90.91%) Microsoft