Lead Job Trends in Torfaen

Leader
South Wales > Torfaen

The median Leader salary in Torfaen is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Torfaen 23.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 23.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Torfaen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Torfaen. 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 Torfaen with a recognized job title 30 10 4
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 30 8 4
10th Percentile £39,875 £35,350 £29,350
25th Percentile £45,000 - £31,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% +8.11% -22.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £45,000 £43,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £47,073 £47,300
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.09%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Torfaen

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Torfaen

Lead
Salary Trend in Torfaen

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Torfaen.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Torfaen

Lead
Job Locations in Torfaen

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Torfaen region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cwmbran - 7 £67,500 -
Lead
South Wales

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Torfaen

For the 6 months to 31 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 Torfaen region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Agile
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
1 7 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 7 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (85.71%) CSS
2 6 (85.71%) Django
2 6 (85.71%) HTML
2 6 (85.71%) HTML5
2 6 (85.71%) JavaScript
2 6 (85.71%) Kanban
2 6 (85.71%) Kubernetes
2 6 (85.71%) MySQL
2 6 (85.71%) Python
2 6 (85.71%) React
2 6 (85.71%) Scrum
2 6 (85.71%) Software Testing
2 6 (85.71%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) Workflow
3 1 (14.29%) .NET
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
3 1 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Monitoring
3 1 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (14.29%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (14.29%) Relational Database
3 1 (14.29%) Software Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Debt

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

Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) MySQL
2 1 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (14.29%) Relational Database
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (85.71%) CSS
1 6 (85.71%) Django
1 6 (85.71%) HTML
1 6 (85.71%) HTML5
1 6 (85.71%) React
2 1 (14.29%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) IoT
1 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
1 1 (14.29%) Unix
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Agile
1 7 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 7 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (85.71%) Kanban
2 6 (85.71%) Scrum
2 6 (85.71%) Software Testing
2 6 (85.71%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) Workflow
3 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
3 1 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Monitoring
3 1 (14.29%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (14.29%) Software Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) JavaScript
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) C#
Systems Management
1 6 (85.71%) Kubernetes