Lead DevOps Job Trends in Preston

Lead Development Operations
Lancashire > Preston

The median Lead Development Operations salary in Preston is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead DevOps 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £66,250 - -
90th Percentile £68,500 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 355 50 154
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.34% 87.72% 87.50%
Number of salaries quoted 212 38 122
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,313 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,027 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% +6.44% +6.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £64,500 £69,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.06% -4.08%

Lead DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Lead DevOps job vacancy trend in Preston

Lead DevOps Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 7 August 2026, Lead DevOps 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 Preston region featuring Lead DevOps in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) DevOps
1 4 (100.00%) Teamcenter
2 3 (75.00%) PLM

Lead DevOps Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Teamcenter
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) DevOps
2 3 (75.00%) PLM