Leader
South West > Somerset
The median Leader salary in Somerset is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 10 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | +28 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 20 | 52 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 4.64% | 6.96% | 3.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.31% | 7.66% | 4.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 34 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,099 | £35,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,417 | £39,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £62,500 | £45,186 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +38.32% | -31.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £82,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £90,000 | £78,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -7.14% | +16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title | 377 | 679 | 431 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.47% | 90.90% | 85.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 206 | 531 | 321 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £28,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £35,000 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £49,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | +3.16% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £47,683 | £50,000 | £54,882 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.63% | -8.90% | +9.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Salary Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Somerset.
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Salary Histogram in Somerset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Somerset over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.
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Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 15 August 2025. 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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| Taunton | +8 | 7 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 2 |
| Bath | -8 | 4 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 4 |
| Yeovil | -13 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Weston-super-Mare | - | 3 | £70,000 | - | |
| Street | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
| Portishead | - | 1 | £72,546 | - | |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, 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 Somerset region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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: