Lead Jobs in Portsmouth

Leader
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Leader salary in Portsmouth is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 11 26
Rank change year-on-year -23 +15 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 23 62 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 5.45% 11.07% 9.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.65% 11.74% 10.24%
Number of salaries quoted 18 54 30
10th Percentile £24,000 £24,000 -
25th Percentile £33,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -26.67% -3.23%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £65,250 £63,750 £85,250
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -20.00% +7.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 407 528 371
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.45% 94.29% 91.15%
Number of salaries quoted 191 455 269
10th Percentile £32,500 £24,200 £28,500
25th Percentile £45,500 £35,000 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £64,050 £61,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.54% +1.90%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Portsmouth

Lead
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Portsmouth.

Salary trend for Lead in Portsmouth

Lead
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead in Portsmouth

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 30 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 Portsmouth region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Agile
3 7 (30.43%) C#
3 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
3 7 (30.43%) Azure
3 7 (30.43%) Containerisation
4 6 (26.09%) Line Management
4 6 (26.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (26.09%) Test Automation
4 6 (26.09%) Rust
4 6 (26.09%) Java
4 6 (26.09%) Scrum
5 4 (17.39%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
6 3 (13.04%) Marketing
6 3 (13.04%) B2B Marketing
6 3 (13.04%) Lead Generation
6 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
6 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
6 3 (13.04%) B2B
6 3 (13.04%) Manufacturing
6 3 (13.04%) Service Management
7 2 (8.70%) SAP
7 2 (8.70%) 3D Modelling
7 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (8.70%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (8.70%) Virtual Reality
8 1 (4.35%) Supply Chain Planning

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Infor LN
1 1 (4.35%) SAP BPC
1 1 (4.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) Azure
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.35%) SaaS
2 1 (4.35%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle Forms
General
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Manufacturing
2 3 (13.04%) Marketing
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Finance
4 1 (4.35%) Games
4 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) Node.js
1 1 (4.35%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 1 (4.35%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Augmented Reality
1 2 (8.70%) Virtual Reality
2 1 (4.35%) Enterprise Cloud
2 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (34.78%) Agile
3 7 (30.43%) Containerisation
4 6 (26.09%) Line Management
4 6 (26.09%) Scrum
4 6 (26.09%) Test Automation
5 4 (17.39%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (13.04%) B2B
6 3 (13.04%) B2B Marketing
6 3 (13.04%) Lead Generation
6 3 (13.04%) Service Management
6 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
7 2 (8.70%) 3D Modelling
7 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (4.35%) Decision-Making
8 1 (4.35%) Internal Audit
8 1 (4.35%) Microservices
8 1 (4.35%) Performance Metrics
8 1 (4.35%) Revenue Recognition
8 1 (4.35%) Supply Chain Planning
Programming Languages
1 7 (30.43%) C#
2 6 (26.09%) Java
2 6 (26.09%) Rust
3 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
2 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) ACCA
3 1 (4.35%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) GAAP
1 1 (4.35%) IFRS
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.70%) SAP
3 1 (4.35%) Cognos
3 1 (4.35%) Infor
3 1 (4.35%) Oracle