Lead Job Trends in Telford

Leader
Shropshire > Telford

The median Leader salary in Telford is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 10 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 3 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Telford 3.30% 5.56% 9.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.33% 5.88% 9.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 4
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -15.38% +38.30%
Shropshire median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% -15.38% +13.04%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title 90 51 42
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.90% 94.44% 97.67%
Number of salaries quoted 71 38 34
10th Percentile £25,250 £36,250 £25,188
25th Percentile £28,875 £40,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £53,750 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -25.58% +24.28% -17.62%
75th Percentile £52,500 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £76,125 £65,000
Shropshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -11.43%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Telford

Lead
Salary Trend in Telford

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Telford.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Telford

Lead Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 Telford region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance