The median Leader salary in Sussex is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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
30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
7 |
13 |
4 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
-9 |
0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
2 |
16 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sussex |
6.45% |
6.48% |
12.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.14% |
6.67% |
20.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
13 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,250 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,625 |
- |
£77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£40,000 |
£85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.25% |
-52.94% |
+77.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,625 |
£47,500 |
£92,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72,750 |
£76,250 |
- |
| South East median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£62,084 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.75% |
-8.02% |
+2.27% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title |
28 |
240 |
10 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.32% |
97.17% |
62.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
218 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,700 |
£30,000 |
£27,950 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£35,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£37,500 |
£50,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
-28.57% |
+40.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£63,188 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,875 |
£75,000 |
£92,500 |
| South East median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
- |
