Lead Development Operations
UK
The median Lead Development Operations salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 669 | 759 | 673 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | -86 | +127 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead DevOps | 51 | 137 | 218 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.085% | 0.13% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.095% | 0.14% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 116 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £76,250 | £66,500 | £70,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £83,125 | £72,313 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £98,125 | £100,875 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £80,000 | £82,818 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -3.40% | +3.52% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 53,824 | 98,051 | 78,380 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.54% | 94.81% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,784 | 68,550 | 53,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.12% | +3.33% |
Lead DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead DevOps in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead DevOps
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead DevOps.
Lead DevOps
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead DevOps over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.
Lead DevOps
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead DevOps within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 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 |
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| England | +85 | 48 | £90,000 | +9.09% | 103 |
| UK excluding London | +111 | 26 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 104 |
| London | +56 | 24 | £95,000 | +11.76% | 11 |
| North of England | +18 | 15 | £82,500 | +21.32% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 13 | £87,500 | +2.94% | 95 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 8 | £55,000 | -19.12% | 9 |
| South East | +63 | 5 | £85,000 | -11.69% | 25 |
| Midlands | +72 | 4 | £100,000 | +21.21% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 4 | £100,000 | +21.21% | 12 |
| North West | +4 | 4 | £88,750 | -19.32% | 10 |
| North East | +42 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £80,000 | - | 8 |
Lead DevOps Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, Lead DevOps job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Lead DevOps in the job title.
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Lead DevOps Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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