Lead Job Trends in Oldham

Leader
Manchester > Oldham

The median Leader salary in Oldham is £69,950 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2026.

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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oldham 9.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £63,724 - -
25th Percentile £63,727 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,950 - -
75th Percentile £76,184 - -
90th Percentile £76,195 - -
Manchester median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £70,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +6.38% +0.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oldham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oldham. 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 Oldham with a recognized job title 17 36 38
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.27% 90.00% 92.68%
Number of salaries quoted 12 20 26
10th Percentile £33,688 £25,750 £23,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £31,313 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £34,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -15.79%
75th Percentile £54,599 £47,314 £48,375
90th Percentile £76,195 £57,500 £56,250
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.69% +12.38% -8.70%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Oldham

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Oldham

Lead
Salary Trend in Oldham

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Oldham.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Oldham

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Oldham region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) ArchiMate
2 1 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) CSS
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) HTML
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) PHP
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Software Quality Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) TDD
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oldham 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) CSS
1 1 (50.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) ArchiMate
2 1 (50.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (50.00%) BPMN
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) TDD
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (50.00%) UML
2 1 (50.00%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) PHP
1 1 (50.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
1 1 (50.00%) Software Quality Assurance