Lead Development Operations
UK
The median Lead Development Operations salary in the UK is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 660 | 753 | 731 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | -22 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead DevOps | 42 | 154 | 239 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.075% | 0.15% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.16% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 136 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £69,300 | £66,500 | £70,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,500 | £75,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £106,250 | £95,000 | £105,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £115,000 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £82,500 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | - | +6.45% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 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 31 May 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 | +61 | 37 | £87,500 | +6.06% | 44 |
| London | +68 | 20 | £107,500 | +34.38% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +117 | 18 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 13 | £86,250 | +1.47% | 28 |
| North of England | +25 | 12 | £83,750 | +23.16% | 11 |
| North West | +5 | 7 | £87,500 | -20.45% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 5 | £68,000 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £85,000 | - | |
| South West | +107 | 1 | £85,000 | +11.84% | |
| Midlands | +54 | 1 | £92,500 | +12.12% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 1 | £92,500 | +12.12% | 5 |
| South East | +39 | 1 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 4 |
Lead DevOps Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 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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