Lead Jobs in Manchester

Leader
North West > Manchester

The median Leader salary in Manchester is £70,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 33 25
Rank change year-on-year +17 -8 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 527 379 557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 9.40% 8.30% 9.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.91% 9.04% 10.03%
Number of salaries quoted 424 277 302
10th Percentile £47,500 £51,833 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,850 £60,000 £52,434
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,500 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% +12.00% -
75th Percentile £84,930 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £89,625 £95,000 £86,250
North West median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,318 4,194 5,551
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.85% 96.88%
Number of salaries quoted 4,022 2,562 3,594
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,526
25th Percentile £40,988 £43,563 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,392 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Manchester

Lead
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Manchester.

Salary trend for Lead in Manchester

Lead
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Lead in Manchester

Lead
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Stockport +29 10 £42,500 +112.50% 8
Salford +17 9 £58,800 -9.54% 1
Bolton +8 6 £38,750 -38.49% 5
Altrincham -10 6 - -
Bury - 5 £68,750 - 3
Rochdale - 3 £41,000 - 1
Sale - 2 - - 1
Oldham - 2 - -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 2 - - 1
Dukinfield - 1 - -
Wigan - 1 £28,500 - 2
Lead
North West

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 Manchester region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 185 (35.10%) Agile
2 142 (26.94%) Mentoring
3 124 (23.53%) Azure
4 102 (19.35%) AWS
5 101 (19.17%) Software Engineering
6 91 (17.27%) Social Skills
7 88 (16.70%) Finance
8 76 (14.42%) DevOps
9 75 (14.23%) Coaching
10 67 (12.71%) SQL
11 65 (12.33%) Microsoft
12 59 (11.20%) Problem-Solving
13 54 (10.25%) Java
14 52 (9.87%) .NET
15 51 (9.68%) TypeScript
16 50 (9.49%) CI/CD
17 47 (8.92%) Public Sector
18 45 (8.54%) Project Management
19 43 (8.16%) JavaScript
19 43 (8.16%) C#
20 41 (7.78%) TDD
20 41 (7.78%) User Experience
21 38 (7.21%) Linux
22 37 (7.02%) Degree
22 37 (7.02%) React
23 36 (6.83%) Python
23 36 (6.83%) Full Stack Development
24 35 (6.64%) Design Patterns
25 34 (6.45%) Node.js
26 33 (6.26%) Technical Leadership

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 21 (3.98%) Apache
2 16 (3.04%) Confluence
3 6 (1.14%) CMS
3 6 (1.14%) Tuxedo
4 5 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (0.95%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.95%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.76%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.57%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.19%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.76%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.19%) Magento
4 1 (0.19%) Primavera
4 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 124 (23.53%) Azure
2 102 (19.35%) AWS
3 23 (4.36%) GCP
3 23 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (3.61%) Power Platform
5 17 (3.23%) Amazon Kinesis
6 15 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (2.66%) SaaS
7 14 (2.66%) Serverless
8 12 (2.28%) AWS Lambda
9 8 (1.52%) Amazon SQS
9 8 (1.52%) dbt
10 7 (1.33%) Amazon EC2
10 7 (1.33%) PaaS
11 6 (1.14%) Amazon S3
12 5 (0.95%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (0.95%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.95%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.95%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.66%) WAN
2 10 (1.90%) Firewall
2 10 (1.90%) SSL
3 8 (1.52%) LAN
4 6 (1.14%) DNS
4 6 (1.14%) Network Security
4 6 (1.14%) SD-WAN
4 6 (1.14%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.14%) VPN
5 5 (0.95%) BGP
5 5 (0.95%) NAS
5 5 (0.95%) SAN
6 4 (0.76%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.57%) Wireless
8 2 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.19%) DSL
9 1 (0.19%) Intranet
9 1 (0.19%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.19%) OSPF
9 1 (0.19%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.17%) NoSQL
2 20 (3.80%) MySQL
3 19 (3.61%) Power BI
4 18 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (3.23%) SQL Server
6 14 (2.66%) DynamoDB
7 12 (2.28%) Relational Database
8 11 (2.09%) Amazon RDS
8 11 (2.09%) Tableau
9 10 (1.90%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (1.71%) Amazon Aurora
10 9 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (1.52%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.95%) Airbyte
12 5 (0.95%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.95%) Looker
12 5 (0.95%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.42%) JIRA
2 8 (1.52%) Git
2 8 (1.52%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.95%) GitLab
4 4 (0.76%) Postman
5 2 (0.38%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.38%) Maven
5 2 (0.38%) Spinnaker
6 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.19%) Selenium
6 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 91 (17.27%) Social Skills
2 88 (16.70%) Finance
3 47 (8.92%) Public Sector
4 29 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (3.04%) Retail
6 16 (3.04%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.09%) Law
8 8 (1.52%) Games
9 7 (1.33%) Legal
10 5 (0.95%) Banking
11 4 (0.76%) Back Office
11 4 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.76%) Manufacturing
11 4 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.38%) Aviation
12 2 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.38%) Marketing
12 2 (0.38%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.19%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (9.87%) .NET
2 37 (7.02%) React
3 34 (6.45%) Node.js
4 22 (4.17%) REST
5 21 (3.98%) Web Services
6 18 (3.42%) HTML
7 17 (3.23%) GraphQL
8 16 (3.04%) .NET Core
8 16 (3.04%) Apache NiFi
8 16 (3.04%) CSS
8 16 (3.04%) STL
9 15 (2.85%) .NET Framework
10 13 (2.47%) Spring
11 12 (2.28%) RESTful
12 11 (2.09%) AngularJS
13 10 (1.90%) RabbitMQ
14 9 (1.71%) http4s
14 9 (1.71%) Kafka
14 9 (1.71%) Scalaz
14 9 (1.71%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.98%) Cloud Native
2 17 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
3 16 (3.04%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.85%) Distributed Systems
4 15 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.66%) Cyberattack
6 10 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (1.90%) Mobile App
7 9 (1.71%) Blog
7 9 (1.71%) Media Streaming
7 9 (1.71%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.33%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.33%) Video\Live Streaming
9 5 (0.95%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (0.95%) Mainframe
10 4 (0.76%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.76%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.57%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.57%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (0.57%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 38 (7.21%) Linux
2 28 (5.31%) Windows
3 10 (1.90%) Apple iOS
3 10 (1.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (1.14%) Embedded Linux
4 6 (1.14%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.76%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.38%) Android
6 2 (0.38%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (35.10%) Agile
2 142 (26.94%) Mentoring
3 101 (19.17%) Software Engineering
4 76 (14.42%) DevOps
5 75 (14.23%) Coaching
6 59 (11.20%) Problem-Solving
7 50 (9.49%) CI/CD
8 45 (8.54%) Project Management
9 41 (7.78%) TDD
9 41 (7.78%) User Experience
10 36 (6.83%) Full Stack Development
11 35 (6.64%) Design Patterns
12 33 (6.26%) Technical Leadership
13 31 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
14 29 (5.50%) Analytics
14 29 (5.50%) Continuous Integration
14 29 (5.50%) Project Delivery
14 29 (5.50%) Roadmaps
15 27 (5.12%) Business Intelligence
15 27 (5.12%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 67 (12.71%) SQL
2 54 (10.25%) Java
3 51 (9.68%) TypeScript
4 43 (8.16%) C#
4 43 (8.16%) JavaScript
5 36 (6.83%) Python
6 22 (4.17%) C
7 21 (3.98%) C++
8 12 (2.28%) Scala
9 10 (1.90%) COBOL
9 10 (1.90%) Micro Focus COBOL
10 7 (1.33%) PHP
11 6 (1.14%) Go
11 6 (1.14%) Swift
12 4 (0.76%) Objective-C
13 3 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.57%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.57%) VB
14 2 (0.38%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 37 (7.02%) Degree
2 31 (5.88%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.42%) Azure Certification
4 17 (3.23%) SC Cleared
5 16 (3.04%) AWS Certification
5 16 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.14%) BC Cleared
8 6 (1.14%) CCNP
9 5 (0.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (0.95%) CCSK
9 5 (0.95%) CCSP
9 5 (0.95%) CISM
9 5 (0.95%) CISSP
9 5 (0.95%) Citrix Certification
9 5 (0.95%) JNCIA
9 5 (0.95%) VCAP
9 5 (0.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.23%) QA
2 8 (1.52%) SLA
3 7 (1.33%) NIST
4 4 (0.76%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.57%) GDPR
5 3 (0.57%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.38%) NCSC
6 2 (0.38%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.19%) P3O
7 1 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 24 (4.55%) Docker
2 11 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (1.14%) Firmware
4 5 (0.95%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.95%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (4.36%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.85%) Terraform
3 5 (0.95%) SCCM
3 5 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.57%) SysTrack
6 2 (0.38%) Ansible
6 2 (0.38%) Autotask
7 1 (0.19%) Kiali
7 1 (0.19%) Kibana
7 1 (0.19%) Nessus
7 1 (0.19%) Podman
Vendors
1 65 (12.33%) Microsoft
2 15 (2.85%) Oracle
3 14 (2.66%) VMware
4 11 (2.09%) Google
5 10 (1.90%) Micro Focus
6 7 (1.33%) Atlassian
6 7 (1.33%) Citrix
7 6 (1.14%) Cisco
7 6 (1.14%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.95%) IBM
8 5 (0.95%) Teradata
8 5 (0.95%) Veeam
9 4 (0.76%) Databricks
9 4 (0.76%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.76%) Snow
9 4 (0.76%) Sparx
10 2 (0.38%) Cognos
10 2 (0.38%) Datto
10 2 (0.38%) Juniper
11 1 (0.19%) Dell