Lead Job Trends in West Lothian

Leader
Scotland > West Lothian

The median Leader salary in West Lothian is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 30 -
Rank change year-on-year +16 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 9 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West Lothian 7.09% 2.00% -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.41% 2.06% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile £31,000 - -
90th Percentile £53,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £72,500 £76,250
% change year-on-year -17.24% -4.92% -4.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Lothian

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Lothian. 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 West Lothian with a recognized job title 107 97 62
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.25% 97.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 58 27 55
10th Percentile £25,600 - £25,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £50,000 £64,375 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -10.71%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Lead job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Lead
Salary Trend in West Lothian

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in West Lothian.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in West Lothian

Lead
Salary Histogram in West Lothian

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in West Lothian over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead in West Lothian

Lead Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 West Lothian region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Coaching
1 7 (77.78%) Customer Service
2 2 (22.22%) .NET
2 2 (22.22%) .NET Framework
2 2 (22.22%) Agile
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) C#
2 2 (22.22%) CI/CD
2 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Design Patterns
2 2 (22.22%) Firmware
2 2 (22.22%) Git
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Oracle
2 2 (22.22%) Oracle Database
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Technology Roadmap
2 2 (22.22%) Visual Studio

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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 2 (22.22%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Oracle Database
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Git
1 2 (22.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (77.78%) Public Sector
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (22.22%) Law
2 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) .NET
1 2 (22.22%) .NET Framework
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Coaching
1 7 (77.78%) Customer Service
2 2 (22.22%) Agile
2 2 (22.22%) CI/CD
2 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Design Patterns
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) C#
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Oracle