Lead Job Trends in Stevenage

Leader
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Leader salary in Stevenage is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 20 11
Rank change year-on-year +17 -9 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 98 13 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Stevenage 16.44% 6.63% 8.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.05% 7.56% 9.52%
Number of salaries quoted 60 6 11
10th Percentile £55,000 £55,625 £55,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.07% -17.14% +27.27%
75th Percentile £71,250 £63,438 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £80,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 543 172 126
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 87.76% 90.00%
Number of salaries quoted 319 91 100
10th Percentile £42,750 £45,000 £39,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £65,313
90th Percentile £78,000 £71,250 £73,750
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,320 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.58% +0.58% -

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Lead job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Lead
Salary Trend in Stevenage

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Stevenage.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Stevenage

Lead
Salary Histogram in Stevenage

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Stevenage over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead in Stevenage

Lead Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Stevenage region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 25 (25.51%) Security Cleared
2 14 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 9 (9.18%) Systems Engineering
3 9 (9.18%) Technical Leadership
4 8 (8.16%) Validation
5 7 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (7.14%) Line Management
6 3 (3.06%) Software Testing
7 2 (2.04%) CAD

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

General
1 7 (7.14%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.10%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (14.29%) Software Engineering
2 9 (9.18%) Systems Engineering
2 9 (9.18%) Technical Leadership
3 8 (8.16%) Validation
4 7 (7.14%) Line Management
5 3 (3.06%) Software Testing
6 2 (2.04%) CAD
Qualifications
1 25 (25.51%) Security Cleared
2 7 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance