Lead Development Operations
UK
The median Lead Development Operations salary in the UK is £88,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 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 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 630 | 745 | 744 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +115 | -1 | +37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead DevOps | 54 | 140 | 244 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 129 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £69,250 | £66,500 | £68,497 |
| 25th Percentile | £81,875 | £72,611 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £88,750 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.58% | -8.33% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £111,250 | £95,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £123,750 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £82,500 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | +6.45% | +1.64% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 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 | +104 | 49 | £88,750 | +10.94% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +159 | 29 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 14 |
| London | +71 | 20 | £112,500 | +40.63% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 17 | £87,500 | +2.94% | 16 |
| North of England | +78 | 14 | £87,500 | +28.68% | 4 |
| South East | +83 | 9 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 2 |
| North West | +38 | 9 | £90,000 | -18.18% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 5 | £68,000 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £85,000 | - | |
| South West | +112 | 2 | £77,000 | +1.32% | 2 |
| Midlands | +50 | 1 | £110,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 1 | £110,000 | +33.33% | 2 |
Lead DevOps Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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