Lead Jobs in Stafford

Leader
Staffordshire > Stafford

The median Leader salary in Stafford is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 13 7
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Lead 4 3 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stafford 6.67% 3.80% 25.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.41% 3.90% 25.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 11
10th Percentile - - £40,500
25th Percentile - - £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +27.17% -
75th Percentile - - £45,063
90th Percentile - - £45,250
Staffordshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £44,250
% change year-on-year +2.80% +20.90% +4.12%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Stafford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Stafford with a recognized job title 54 77 43
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 97.47% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 34 58 42
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,463
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,688 £43,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year +24.86% -0.58% -8.95%
75th Percentile - £56,875 £45,844
90th Percentile - £61,250 £52,375
Staffordshire median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -8.05% -3.33%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stafford.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Stafford

Lead
Salary Trend in Stafford

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Stafford.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Stafford

Lead Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stafford

For the 6 months to 22 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 Stafford region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) E-Commerce
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Operational Technology

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stafford 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) E-Commerce
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving