Lead Job Trends in Sheerness

Leader
Kent > Sheerness

The median Leader salary in Sheerness is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 September 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheerness 66.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 66.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £65,000 £59,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +10.17% -12.59% +22.73%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheerness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheerness. 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 Sheerness with a recognized job title 9 0 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £48,750 - -
25th Percentile £56,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -15.79% -5.00%

Lead
Salary Trend in Sheerness

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Sheerness.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Sheerness

Lead Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheerness

For the 6 months to 29 September 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 Sheerness region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 6 (100.00%) Physics
1 6 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 6 (100.00%) Siemens
1 6 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) Assembly Language
3 3 (50.00%) C
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (50.00%) MATLAB
3 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (50.00%) Python
3 3 (50.00%) Simulink
3 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management

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

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 6 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 6 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 6 (100.00%) Physics
1 6 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Assembly Language
1 3 (50.00%) C
1 3 (50.00%) MATLAB
1 3 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Siemens