Lead Jobs in the South West

Leader
England > South West

The median Leader salary in the South West is £61,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 46 38
Rank change year-on-year +20 -8 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 645 394 596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.97% 5.81% 7.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.25% 6.52% 7.63%
Number of salaries quoted 481 306 388
10th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.15% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,772 £78,500 £74,063
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,290 £86,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% - +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 8,899 6,043 7,816
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.21% 89.13% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6,521 3,788 5,135
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £36,365 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in the South West

Lead
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in the South West.

Salary trend for Lead in the South West

Lead
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in the South West over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Lead in the South West

Lead
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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
Bristol +25 292 £63,749 -8.93% 74
Gloucestershire +10 97 £67,500 - 21
Dorset +33 82 £60,000 - 10
Wiltshire +4 78 £59,000 +11.32% 19
Somerset +14 45 £60,000 +36.71% 27
Devon -11 34 £55,173 +31.36% 24
Cornwall -14 7 - - 6
Lead
England

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, 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 South West region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 159 (24.65%) Agile
2 137 (21.24%) Security Cleared
3 134 (20.78%) Social Skills
4 117 (18.14%) Azure
5 114 (17.67%) Finance
6 110 (17.05%) Degree
7 85 (13.18%) AWS
7 85 (13.18%) Mentoring
8 77 (11.94%) Microsoft
9 72 (11.16%) Software Engineering
10 68 (10.54%) Java
10 68 (10.54%) Problem-Solving
10 68 (10.54%) Technical Leadership
11 63 (9.77%) SQL
12 61 (9.46%) Windows
13 52 (8.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 51 (7.91%) Coaching
14 51 (7.91%) JavaScript
14 51 (7.91%) SC Cleared
15 50 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
16 49 (7.60%) Cybersecurity
16 49 (7.60%) Validation
17 46 (7.13%) Python
18 45 (6.98%) Project Management
18 45 (6.98%) DevOps
18 45 (6.98%) Project Delivery
19 44 (6.82%) User Experience
19 44 (6.82%) Linux
20 42 (6.51%) Law
20 42 (6.51%) Analytics

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (2.48%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.93%) Confluence
3 4 (0.62%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.62%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.47%) IIS
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
5 2 (0.31%) Mule
5 2 (0.31%) WordPress
6 1 (0.16%) Drupal
Applications
1 13 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.09%) Oracle Smart View
3 4 (0.62%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.62%) Simulink
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (1.09%) HFM
1 7 (1.09%) Hyperion Planning
2 4 (0.62%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.62%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.31%) Q-Pulse
5 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 117 (18.14%) Azure
2 85 (13.18%) AWS
3 30 (4.65%) Power Platform
4 27 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (3.10%) Power Automate
6 12 (1.86%) GCP
7 9 (1.40%) OCI
8 8 (1.24%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.09%) SaaS
10 6 (0.93%) Amazon EKS
10 6 (0.93%) PowerApps
10 6 (0.93%) Serverless
10 6 (0.93%) Slack
11 5 (0.78%) Azure Stack
11 5 (0.78%) Azure Storage
12 4 (0.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 4 (0.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.10%) WAN
2 15 (2.33%) Network Security
2 15 (2.33%) TCP/IP
3 13 (2.02%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.71%) 5G
4 11 (1.71%) Firewall
5 10 (1.55%) DNS
6 7 (1.09%) SSL
6 7 (1.09%) VPN
7 6 (0.93%) LAN
7 6 (0.93%) Telepresence
8 5 (0.78%) BGP
8 5 (0.78%) SAN
9 4 (0.62%) VLAN
10 3 (0.47%) Broadband
10 3 (0.47%) DHCP
10 3 (0.47%) IPv4
10 3 (0.47%) Software-Defined Radio
10 3 (0.47%) Wireless
11 2 (0.31%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.41%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.79%) Data Lake
3 17 (2.64%) Power BI
4 12 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.86%) Relational Database
5 8 (1.24%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.24%) RDBMS
6 7 (1.09%) Essbase
6 7 (1.09%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (0.93%) Big Data
7 6 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.78%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.78%) SQLite
9 4 (0.62%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.62%) Flink
9 4 (0.62%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.62%) MySQL
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 17 (2.64%) GitLab
1 17 (2.64%) JIRA
2 11 (1.71%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.55%) Git
4 9 (1.40%) Selenium
5 8 (1.24%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (1.09%) Subversion
6 7 (1.09%) Visual Studio
7 6 (0.93%) RStudio
8 5 (0.78%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.78%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.62%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.31%) Android Studio
10 2 (0.31%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.31%) JUnit
10 2 (0.31%) MSI
11 1 (0.16%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.16%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 134 (20.78%) Social Skills
2 114 (17.67%) Finance
3 52 (8.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 42 (6.51%) Law
5 32 (4.96%) Banking
6 28 (4.34%) Manufacturing
7 25 (3.88%) Public Sector
8 24 (3.72%) Retail
9 23 (3.57%) Marketing
10 21 (3.26%) Aerospace
10 21 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
11 20 (3.10%) Investment Banking
12 19 (2.95%) Electronics
13 15 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (2.17%) Legal
14 14 (2.17%) Local Government
15 12 (1.86%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.93%) Financial Institution
16 6 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.27%) HTML
2 30 (4.65%) .NET
3 27 (4.19%) CSS
4 22 (3.41%) React
5 18 (2.79%) REST
6 16 (2.48%) Spring
7 14 (2.17%) Spring Boot
8 12 (1.86%) Laravel
8 12 (1.86%) Tailwind CSS
8 12 (1.86%) Web Services
9 11 (1.71%) RESTful
10 10 (1.55%) Elastic Stack
10 10 (1.55%) Node.js
10 10 (1.55%) Vue
11 9 (1.40%) Alpine.js
12 8 (1.24%) .NET Core
12 8 (1.24%) .NET Framework
13 7 (1.09%) ASP.NET
13 7 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
14 6 (0.93%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.96%) Algorithms
2 31 (4.81%) Product Ownership
3 19 (2.95%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (2.64%) Private Cloud
5 14 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 13 (2.02%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 10 (1.55%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.24%) Mobile App
8 8 (1.24%) NHS
8 8 (1.24%) Robotics
9 7 (1.09%) Digital Signage
9 7 (1.09%) Replication
10 6 (0.93%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.93%) Data Structures
10 6 (0.93%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.93%) Fat Client
10 6 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (0.93%) Thin Client
10 6 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 61 (9.46%) Windows
2 44 (6.82%) Linux
3 13 (2.02%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.40%) Windows Server
5 8 (1.24%) Android
5 8 (1.24%) Unix
6 7 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.16%) CentOS
11 1 (0.16%) Debian
11 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (24.65%) Agile
2 85 (13.18%) Mentoring
3 72 (11.16%) Software Engineering
4 68 (10.54%) Problem-Solving
4 68 (10.54%) Technical Leadership
5 51 (7.91%) Coaching
6 50 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (7.60%) Cybersecurity
7 49 (7.60%) Validation
8 45 (6.98%) DevOps
8 45 (6.98%) Project Delivery
8 45 (6.98%) Project Management
9 44 (6.82%) User Experience
10 42 (6.51%) Analytics
11 40 (6.20%) Customer Service
11 40 (6.20%) ITIL
12 38 (5.89%) Requirements Analysis
12 38 (5.89%) Roadmaps
13 36 (5.58%) Full Stack Development
13 36 (5.58%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 68 (10.54%) Java
2 63 (9.77%) SQL
3 51 (7.91%) JavaScript
4 46 (7.13%) Python
5 38 (5.89%) C#
6 29 (4.50%) C++
6 29 (4.50%) TypeScript
7 19 (2.95%) C
8 12 (1.86%) R
9 11 (1.71%) Bash
9 11 (1.71%) PHP
10 10 (1.55%) PowerShell
10 10 (1.55%) Scala
11 7 (1.09%) MATLAB
11 7 (1.09%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.62%) Go
13 3 (0.47%) Ada
13 3 (0.47%) XAML
14 2 (0.31%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.31%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 137 (21.24%) Security Cleared
2 110 (17.05%) Degree
3 51 (7.91%) SC Cleared
4 42 (6.51%) DV Cleared
5 34 (5.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (3.10%) CISSP
7 16 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.17%) CISM
9 10 (1.55%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.40%) AWS Certification
10 9 (1.40%) CISA
11 8 (1.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 6 (0.93%) SANS
13 5 (0.78%) CEH
13 5 (0.78%) CESG Certified Professional
13 5 (0.78%) CRISC
14 4 (0.62%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.62%) GSEC
14 4 (0.62%) OSCP
15 3 (0.47%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.19%) QA
2 25 (3.88%) NIST
3 15 (2.33%) Accessibility
4 13 (2.02%) PMO
5 12 (1.86%) SLA
6 9 (1.40%) Def Stans
7 8 (1.24%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.93%) GMP
8 6 (0.93%) IEC 61508
8 6 (0.93%) JSP 440
8 6 (0.93%) NCSC
8 6 (0.93%) RMADS
9 4 (0.62%) GDPR
9 4 (0.62%) MISRA
9 4 (0.62%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.47%) JTAG
10 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (2.64%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.17%) Docker
4 12 (1.86%) vSphere
5 3 (0.47%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.31%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (2.48%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.71%) SCCM
3 8 (1.24%) Terraform
4 6 (0.93%) ServiceCenter
5 4 (0.62%) Icinga
5 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.47%) Ansible
6 3 (0.47%) Puppet
6 3 (0.47%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.47%) WSUS
7 2 (0.31%) CASB
7 2 (0.31%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 77 (11.94%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.57%) Oracle
2 23 (3.57%) VMware
3 14 (2.17%) SolarWinds
4 10 (1.55%) Google
4 10 (1.55%) Tanium
4 10 (1.55%) Tripwire
5 8 (1.24%) Citrix
6 7 (1.09%) Alteryx
6 7 (1.09%) Hyperion
7 6 (0.93%) Databricks
7 6 (0.93%) HP
7 6 (0.93%) Pega
8 5 (0.78%) Cisco
8 5 (0.78%) IBM
8 5 (0.78%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.78%) SAP
8 5 (0.78%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.62%) Meraki
9 4 (0.62%) Salesforce