Lead Jobs in Stevenage

Leader
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Leader salary in Stevenage is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 9 23
Rank change year-on-year -5 +14 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 11 59 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stevenage 10.68% 12.94% 7.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.22% 14.86% 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 10 47 20
10th Percentile £58,000 £50,000 -
25th Percentile £68,125 £59,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +27.27% -13.39%
75th Percentile - £78,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,250 £85,000 -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% +13.04% -6.12%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 98 397 231
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.15% 87.06% 86.84%
Number of salaries quoted 88 339 162
10th Percentile £39,925 £35,673 £22,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £45,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% +4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £66,563 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,425 £75,000 £67,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +9.52%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Stevenage

Lead
Salary Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Stevenage.

Salary trend for Lead in Stevenage

Lead
Salary Histogram in Stevenage

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Stevenage over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead in Stevenage

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Stevenage region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Project Management
2 7 (63.64%) Validation
3 6 (54.55%) Waterfall
3 6 (54.55%) Mentoring
3 6 (54.55%) Coaching
3 6 (54.55%) Scrum
3 6 (54.55%) Agile
3 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
3 6 (54.55%) C
3 6 (54.55%) C++
3 6 (54.55%) UML
3 6 (54.55%) Ada
3 6 (54.55%) Firmware
3 6 (54.55%) Planning and Forecasting
3 6 (54.55%) Cost Control
3 6 (54.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (54.55%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (54.55%) Verification and Validation
3 6 (54.55%) Budgeting
4 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
5 2 (18.18%) Image Processing
5 2 (18.18%) Aerospace
5 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
5 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
5 2 (18.18%) Physics
5 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
5 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
5 2 (18.18%) Degree
6 1 (9.09%) Robotics

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Big Data
General
1 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (18.18%) Aerospace
4 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Law
4 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
2 1 (9.09%) FPGA
2 1 (9.09%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Project Management
1 7 (63.64%) Validation
2 6 (54.55%) Agile
2 6 (54.55%) Budgeting
2 6 (54.55%) Coaching
2 6 (54.55%) Cost Control
2 6 (54.55%) Mentoring
2 6 (54.55%) Planning and Forecasting
2 6 (54.55%) Scrum
2 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
2 6 (54.55%) UML
2 6 (54.55%) Verification and Validation
2 6 (54.55%) Waterfall
3 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 2 (18.18%) Image Processing
3 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
3 2 (18.18%) Physics
3 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
4 1 (9.09%) ITIL
4 1 (9.09%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) Ada
1 6 (54.55%) C
1 6 (54.55%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 6 (54.55%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (54.55%) Firmware
2 1 (9.09%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow