Lead Job Trends in Sale

Leader
Manchester > Sale

The median Leader salary in Sale is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 August 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 2 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Sale 15.38% - 25.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.38% - 25.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £50,000
75th Percentile £66,250 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sale

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sale. 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 Sale with a recognized job title 13 14 24
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 87.50% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 2 12
10th Percentile £16,100 - £21,650
25th Percentile £25,025 - £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £26,000 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year +111.54% -24.64% +43.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £52,500
90th Percentile £66,125 - £72,750
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Sale

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Sale

Lead
Salary Trend in Sale

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Sale.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Sale

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

For the 6 months to 28 August 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 Sale region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft