Leader
UK > Scotland
The median Leader salary in Scotland is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 32 | 56 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -12 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 334 | 171 | 369 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 7.21% | 5.55% | 6.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.47% | 5.71% | 7.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 146 | 141 | 213 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,625 | £52,500 | £41,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,375 | £55,000 | £58,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,308 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | -0.44% | +17.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £87,419 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,987 | £96,539 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | - | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 4,471 | 2,996 | 5,096 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.52% | 97.18% | 93.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,703 | 1,953 | 2,962 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | £25,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,733 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.95% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,375 | £68,750 | £70,241 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,548 | £84,056 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +6.19% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Lead
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Scotland.
Lead
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Scotland over the 6 months to 11 October 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 October 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +26 | 118 | £69,250 | -13.04% | 15 |
| Glasgow | +24 | 103 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 15 |
| Highlands | - | 27 | £30,000 | - | 2 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 18 | £59,521 | - | |
| Moray | - | 14 | - | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 11 | - | - | |
| Fife | - | 11 | - | - | |
| Aberdeenshire | +1 | 10 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 8 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
| Aberdeen | -6 | 7 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 2 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 1 | £57,500 | - | 2 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 11 October 2024, 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 Scotland region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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