Lead Job Trends in Runcorn

Leader
Cheshire > Runcorn

The median Leader salary in Runcorn is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Runcorn 20.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £81,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £83,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% +9.09% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Runcorn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Runcorn. 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 Runcorn with a recognized job title 40 10 34
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.63% 40.00% 82.93%
Number of salaries quoted 21 4 12
10th Percentile £27,875 - £30,750
25th Percentile - £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +8.57% -2.78%
75th Percentile £40,000 £55,000 £51,563
90th Percentile £70,000 £57,250 £52,500
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Runcorn

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Runcorn

Lead
Salary Trend in Runcorn

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Runcorn.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Runcorn

Lead Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Runcorn

For the 6 months to 9 April 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 Runcorn region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 5 (50.00%) ERP
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (10.00%) Analytics
3 1 (10.00%) Azure
3 1 (10.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (10.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (10.00%) Chemistry
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 1 (10.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (10.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (10.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) Power BI
3 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (10.00%) Visualisation

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

Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (10.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) ERP
1 5 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (10.00%) Analytics
3 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (10.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 1 (10.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (10.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (10.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (10.00%) Visualisation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft