Lead Jobs in the North of England

Leader
England > North of England

The median Leader salary in the North of England is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 32 31 32
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 607 1,448 1,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 7.75% 8.51% 7.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.02% 8.83% 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 453 999 923
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £52,084 £55,000 £46,888
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £69,805 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% +16.34% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% +7.14% +3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 7,570 16,400 15,929
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.61% 96.39% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 5,344 9,652 12,021
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,749 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £64,106
90th Percentile £82,548 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in the North of England

Lead
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in the North of England.

Salary trend for Lead in the North of England

Lead
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Lead in the North of England

Lead
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
North West 0 309 £65,000 -3.70% 180
Yorkshire -3 270 £67,500 -3.57% 90
North East +7 31 £54,145 -21.24% 42
Lead
England

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 December 2023, 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 North of England region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 198 (32.62%) Agile
2 188 (30.97%) Social Skills
3 151 (24.88%) Azure
4 124 (20.43%) Finance
5 114 (18.78%) DevOps
6 113 (18.62%) Mentoring
7 112 (18.45%) Software Engineering
8 96 (15.82%) SQL
9 95 (15.65%) JavaScript
9 95 (15.65%) Python
10 87 (14.33%) AWS
11 85 (14.00%) .NET
12 83 (13.67%) Analytics
13 81 (13.34%) Continuous Improvement
14 80 (13.18%) Microsoft
15 77 (12.69%) Degree
15 77 (12.69%) CI/CD
16 73 (12.03%) Roadmaps
17 67 (11.04%) Coaching
18 65 (10.71%) Kubernetes
19 63 (10.38%) Retail
20 61 (10.05%) Technical Leadership
21 60 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
22 59 (9.72%) Product Ownership
23 58 (9.56%) Problem-Solving
24 56 (9.23%) Java
25 53 (8.73%) Docker
26 52 (8.57%) C#
27 51 (8.40%) Software Delivery
27 51 (8.40%) Microservices

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (1.81%) Confluence
2 6 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.49%) CMS
3 3 (0.49%) IIS
4 1 (0.16%) MS Exchange
4 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.49%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.65%) SAP ERP
3 6 (0.99%) SAP Retail
4 4 (0.66%) SAP MDG
4 4 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.49%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.33%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.33%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.33%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.33%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.16%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.16%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.16%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.16%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.16%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 151 (24.88%) Azure
2 87 (14.33%) AWS
3 44 (7.25%) SaaS
4 32 (5.27%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (5.27%) Power Platform
5 28 (4.61%) GCP
6 26 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
7 22 (3.62%) IaaS
8 18 (2.97%) OpenShift
8 18 (2.97%) PaaS
9 14 (2.31%) Serverless
10 11 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.15%) Apigee
12 7 (1.15%) Azure Storage
12 7 (1.15%) Entra ID
12 7 (1.15%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.99%) Power Automate
13 6 (0.99%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.82%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.77%) Firewall
2 12 (1.98%) LAN
2 12 (1.98%) VPN
3 10 (1.65%) DNS
3 10 (1.65%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.48%) DHCP
4 9 (1.48%) IPv4
5 7 (1.15%) Internet
5 7 (1.15%) VLAN
5 7 (1.15%) Wireless
6 6 (0.99%) WAN
6 6 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.82%) HTTP
7 5 (0.82%) Network Security
7 5 (0.82%) OSPF
7 5 (0.82%) WLAN
8 4 (0.66%) IP Telephony
8 4 (0.66%) NAS
8 4 (0.66%) SAN
8 4 (0.66%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (5.44%) SQL Server
2 21 (3.46%) Power BI
3 20 (3.29%) Tableau
4 10 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (1.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 8 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (1.15%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.82%) Data Hub
8 5 (0.82%) MySQL
8 5 (0.82%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.82%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.66%) DataStage
9 4 (0.66%) IBM InfoSphere
9 4 (0.66%) InterSystems Cache
9 4 (0.66%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 32 (5.27%) JIRA
2 25 (4.12%) Git
3 22 (3.62%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.65%) Cypress.io
4 10 (1.65%) Selenium
5 8 (1.32%) Bitbucket
5 8 (1.32%) GitLab
6 7 (1.15%) Artifactory
6 7 (1.15%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.66%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.49%) ERwin
8 3 (0.49%) Spinnaker
9 2 (0.33%) Grunt
9 2 (0.33%) gulp
9 2 (0.33%) webpack
10 1 (0.16%) Appium
10 1 (0.16%) GoogleTest
10 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.16%) TestRail
10 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 188 (30.97%) Social Skills
2 124 (20.43%) Finance
3 63 (10.38%) Retail
4 49 (8.07%) Banking
5 41 (6.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
7 27 (4.45%) Law
8 25 (4.12%) Influencing Skills
9 24 (3.95%) Marketing
10 18 (2.97%) Public Sector
11 16 (2.64%) Legal
12 14 (2.31%) Manufacturing
13 12 (1.98%) Aerospace
14 10 (1.65%) Advertising
15 8 (1.32%) Billing
16 7 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (0.99%) Back Office
18 5 (0.82%) Games
18 5 (0.82%) Telecoms
19 4 (0.66%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (14.00%) .NET
2 40 (6.59%) React
3 29 (4.78%) Node.js
4 27 (4.45%) HTML
5 21 (3.46%) CSS
6 18 (2.97%) AngularJS
7 15 (2.47%) .NET Core
8 14 (2.31%) JSON
9 9 (1.48%) RESTful
10 8 (1.32%) Middleware
10 8 (1.32%) Vue
10 8 (1.32%) YAML
11 7 (1.15%) Redux
12 6 (0.99%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.99%) Kafka
12 6 (0.99%) MobX
12 6 (0.99%) REST
12 6 (0.99%) XML
13 5 (0.82%) Flash
13 5 (0.82%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 59 (9.72%) Product Ownership
2 22 (3.62%) Linux Command Line
2 22 (3.62%) Public Cloud
3 17 (2.80%) Cloud Native
4 16 (2.64%) Management Information System
5 15 (2.47%) Cyberattack
6 14 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (1.98%) Virtual Team
8 11 (1.81%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.65%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.48%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.32%) NHS
12 7 (1.15%) IoT
13 6 (0.99%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (0.99%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.99%) Robotics
13 6 (0.99%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 38 (6.26%) Linux
2 32 (5.27%) Windows
3 14 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.82%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.82%) FreeRTOS
6 5 (0.82%) Unix
7 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.33%) VMS
8 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (32.62%) Agile
2 114 (18.78%) DevOps
3 113 (18.62%) Mentoring
4 112 (18.45%) Software Engineering
5 83 (13.67%) Analytics
6 81 (13.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 77 (12.69%) CI/CD
8 73 (12.03%) Roadmaps
9 67 (11.04%) Coaching
10 61 (10.05%) Technical Leadership
11 60 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
12 58 (9.56%) Problem-Solving
13 51 (8.40%) Microservices
13 51 (8.40%) Software Delivery
14 50 (8.24%) Line Management
15 41 (6.75%) Cybersecurity
15 41 (6.75%) Machine Learning
16 39 (6.43%) Project Delivery
16 39 (6.43%) Test Automation
16 39 (6.43%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 96 (15.82%) SQL
2 95 (15.65%) JavaScript
2 95 (15.65%) Python
3 56 (9.23%) Java
4 52 (8.57%) C#
5 37 (6.10%) TypeScript
6 31 (5.11%) PowerShell
7 24 (3.95%) Go
8 22 (3.62%) C++
9 15 (2.47%) Bash
10 14 (2.31%) PHP
10 14 (2.31%) T-SQL
11 12 (1.98%) Rust
12 10 (1.65%) C
13 7 (1.15%) Ruby
14 6 (0.99%) MATLAB
15 5 (0.82%) Scala
16 4 (0.66%) ABAP
17 2 (0.33%) PL/SQL
17 2 (0.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 77 (12.69%) Degree
2 46 (7.58%) Security Cleared
3 20 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (3.29%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.47%) Azure Certification
5 12 (1.98%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.65%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.48%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 9 (1.48%) AWS Certified Developer
7 9 (1.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 6 (0.99%) ISTQB
8 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.82%) CISSP
9 5 (0.82%) GIAC
9 5 (0.82%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.82%) RHCE
10 4 (0.66%) JNCIA
10 4 (0.66%) JNCIP
10 4 (0.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.75%) QA
2 22 (3.62%) SLA
3 14 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (1.81%) Data Quality
4 11 (1.81%) GDPR
4 11 (1.81%) NIST
5 8 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.15%) PMO
7 6 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (0.82%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.82%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.66%) GMP
10 3 (0.49%) NCSC
11 2 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.33%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.33%) WCAG
12 1 (0.16%) HL7
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 53 (8.73%) Docker
2 23 (3.79%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.15%) Firmware
5 5 (0.82%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.49%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.33%) NFS
8 2 (0.33%) vSphere
9 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 65 (10.71%) Kubernetes
2 28 (4.61%) Terraform
3 13 (2.14%) Puppet
4 11 (1.81%) Ansible
5 8 (1.32%) Istio
6 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.66%) SCCM
8 3 (0.49%) Grafana
8 3 (0.49%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.33%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 80 (13.18%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.93%) SAP
3 34 (5.60%) Google
4 13 (2.14%) VMware
5 11 (1.81%) Cisco
5 11 (1.81%) Databricks
6 9 (1.48%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.32%) Adobe
7 8 (1.32%) Oracle
8 5 (0.82%) Criteo
8 5 (0.82%) DoubleClick
8 5 (0.82%) IBM
8 5 (0.82%) Palo Alto
8 5 (0.82%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.66%) Alteryx
9 4 (0.66%) Confluent
9 4 (0.66%) Fortinet
9 4 (0.66%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.66%) Sparx
9 4 (0.66%) Splunk