Leader
Hertfordshire > Watford
The median Leader salary in Watford is £75,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 24 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +7 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead | 3 | 20 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford | 2.17% | 6.71% | 8.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.34% | 7.30% | 9.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 20 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £46,750 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £67,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +17.39% | -14.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,813 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £88,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £63,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.24% | +10.43% | -6.12% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title | 128 | 274 | 315 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 91.95% | 88.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 220 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,169 | £33,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £30,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,000 | £45,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | -28.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £61,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £77,500 | £85,625 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -13.04% | +9.00% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Lead
Salary Trend in Watford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Watford.
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Lead 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 across the Watford region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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: