Lead Job Trends in Tonbridge

Leader
Kent > Tonbridge

The median Leader salary in Tonbridge is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tonbridge 17.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 17.24% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £50,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +27.27% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tonbridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tonbridge. 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 Tonbridge with a recognized job title 29 8 12
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 66.67% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28 2 12
10th Percentile £22,563 - £25,500
25th Percentile £26,750 £42,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +50.00% -33.33%
75th Percentile £35,313 £47,500 £40,031
90th Percentile £51,500 - £47,700
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Tonbridge

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Tonbridge

Lead
Salary Trend in Tonbridge

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Tonbridge.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Tonbridge

Lead
Salary Histogram in Tonbridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Tonbridge over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead in Tonbridge

Lead Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tonbridge

For the 6 months to 9 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 Tonbridge region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (20.00%) Physics
3 1 (20.00%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (20.00%) Siemens
3 1 (20.00%) Simulink
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Engineering

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

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (20.00%) Physics
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Siemens