Lead Jobs in the Thames Valley

Leader
South East > Thames Valley

The median Leader salary in the Thames Valley is £62,168 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 48 48
Rank change year-on-year +25 0 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 489 334 392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.11% 5.68% 5.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.51% 6.32% 5.72%
Number of salaries quoted 333 245 255
10th Percentile £41,500 £41,250 £42,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,168 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £61,500 £67,500 £65,500
% change year-on-year -8.89% +3.05% +4.80%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,513 5,282 6,857
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 89.81% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,501 3,121 4,099
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,500 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in the Thames Valley

Lead
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Lead in the Thames Valley

Lead
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Lead in the Thames Valley

Lead
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 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
Berkshire +25 240 £75,000 +7.14% 56
Buckinghamshire +34 149 £60,000 +9.09% 25
Oxfordshire +4 100 £52,500 -8.70% 31
Lead
South East

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 26 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 Thames Valley region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 154 (31.49%) Social Skills
2 121 (24.74%) Agile
3 92 (18.81%) Mentoring
4 79 (16.16%) Degree
5 78 (15.95%) Azure
6 76 (15.54%) Finance
7 74 (15.13%) .NET
8 72 (14.72%) C#
8 72 (14.72%) Software Engineering
9 70 (14.31%) Microsoft
10 66 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
11 64 (13.09%) React
11 64 (13.09%) Java
12 61 (12.47%) Project Management
13 60 (12.27%) JavaScript
14 54 (11.04%) Propensity Modelling
15 53 (10.84%) SQL
16 52 (10.63%) TypeScript
16 52 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
17 50 (10.22%) Kubernetes
18 49 (10.02%) Continuous Improvement
19 48 (9.82%) Analytics
20 47 (9.61%) Docker
20 47 (9.61%) AWS
21 45 (9.20%) Microsoft Excel
22 44 (9.00%) NoSQL
23 43 (8.79%) Artificial Intelligence
24 42 (8.59%) Security Cleared
24 42 (8.59%) Project Delivery
25 38 (7.77%) Power Platform

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 4 (0.82%) WebLogic
2 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
2 3 (0.61%) IIS
2 3 (0.61%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.20%) Apache
Applications
1 45 (9.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.82%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.41%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 78 (15.95%) Azure
2 47 (9.61%) AWS
3 38 (7.77%) Power Platform
4 24 (4.91%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.23%) Amazon SQS
6 6 (1.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 4 (0.82%) Amazon EKS
7 4 (0.82%) Amazon S3
7 4 (0.82%) Entra ID
7 4 (0.82%) GitHub
8 3 (0.61%) Azure Storage
8 3 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.61%) GCP
8 3 (0.61%) PowerApps
8 3 (0.61%) Serverless
9 2 (0.41%) Amazon ECS
9 2 (0.41%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 2 (0.41%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.48%) Firewall
2 16 (3.27%) DNS
3 9 (1.84%) Broadband
4 7 (1.43%) LAN
4 7 (1.43%) OSPF
4 7 (1.43%) SSL
4 7 (1.43%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.43%) WAN
5 4 (0.82%) BGP
5 4 (0.82%) Network Security
6 2 (0.41%) Internet
6 2 (0.41%) VPN
6 2 (0.41%) Wireless
7 1 (0.20%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (9.00%) NoSQL
2 33 (6.75%) Power BI
3 15 (3.07%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.64%) MySQL
5 6 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.23%) CouchDB
5 6 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (1.02%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.02%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.02%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.82%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.41%) Apache Hive
8 2 (0.41%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.41%) Impala
9 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.20%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 21 (4.29%) Git
2 20 (4.09%) Cypress.io
2 20 (4.09%) Selenium
2 20 (4.09%) SoapUI
3 8 (1.64%) GitLab
4 7 (1.43%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.23%) Gradle
6 3 (0.61%) NUnit
7 2 (0.41%) Maven
7 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.20%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.20%) ERwin
8 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
General
1 154 (31.49%) Social Skills
2 76 (15.54%) Finance
3 52 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (5.11%) Marketing
5 22 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 22 (4.50%) Legal
6 21 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (4.09%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (3.07%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.86%) Banking
11 12 (2.45%) Retail
12 10 (2.04%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.84%) Advertising
13 9 (1.84%) Manufacturing
14 8 (1.64%) Automotive
14 8 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (1.43%) Brand Awareness
16 4 (0.82%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (15.13%) .NET
2 64 (13.09%) React
3 20 (4.09%) EDI
3 20 (4.09%) Jest
4 13 (2.66%) ASP.NET
4 13 (2.66%) Kafka
5 11 (2.25%) Spring Boot
6 9 (1.84%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.84%) CSS
7 8 (1.64%) .NET Framework
7 8 (1.64%) AngularJS
7 8 (1.64%) Spring
8 6 (1.23%) Hibernate
8 6 (1.23%) HTML
8 6 (1.23%) IDoc
8 6 (1.23%) REST
8 6 (1.23%) WPF
9 4 (0.82%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (0.82%) Vue
10 3 (0.61%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 13 (2.66%) Management Information System
1 13 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (2.45%) Life Science
3 9 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 9 (1.84%) Fibre Optics
3 9 (1.84%) Marketing Technology
4 8 (1.64%) Onboarding
4 8 (1.64%) Virtual Team
5 7 (1.43%) Data Centre
5 7 (1.43%) Legacy Applications
5 7 (1.43%) Private Cloud
6 6 (1.23%) Client/Server
6 6 (1.23%) PropTech
7 5 (1.02%) iPad
7 5 (1.02%) Public Cloud
8 4 (0.82%) Driving Licence
8 4 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.61%) Replication
10 2 (0.41%) FPGA
10 2 (0.41%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.75%) Windows
2 21 (4.29%) Linux
3 13 (2.66%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.04%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.41%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.20%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (24.74%) Agile
2 92 (18.81%) Mentoring
3 72 (14.72%) Software Engineering
4 66 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (12.47%) Project Management
6 54 (11.04%) Propensity Modelling
7 49 (10.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 48 (9.82%) Analytics
9 43 (8.79%) Artificial Intelligence
10 42 (8.59%) Project Delivery
11 37 (7.57%) ITIL
12 33 (6.75%) Coaching
13 31 (6.34%) Business Strategy
13 31 (6.34%) Workflow
14 28 (5.73%) Line Management
14 28 (5.73%) TDD
15 26 (5.32%) Computer Science
15 26 (5.32%) Machine Learning
15 26 (5.32%) PRINCE2
16 25 (5.11%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 72 (14.72%) C#
2 64 (13.09%) Java
3 60 (12.27%) JavaScript
4 53 (10.84%) SQL
5 52 (10.63%) TypeScript
6 23 (4.70%) Python
7 8 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 6 (1.23%) VB.NET
9 5 (1.02%) Scala
10 4 (0.82%) C
10 4 (0.82%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.61%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.61%) XAML
12 2 (0.41%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.20%) Bash
13 1 (0.20%) PHP
Qualifications
1 79 (16.16%) Degree
2 42 (8.59%) Security Cleared
3 29 (5.93%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (4.09%) CIPD
6 9 (1.84%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.23%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.02%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.02%) PMP
9 4 (0.82%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (0.82%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.82%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.41%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.41%) GCFA
10 2 (0.41%) GCFE
10 2 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.41%) OSCP
10 2 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.89%) SLA
2 15 (3.07%) QA
3 12 (2.45%) Good Clinical Practice
4 11 (2.25%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.04%) GDPR
6 9 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.61%) GRC
8 3 (0.61%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.61%) NIST
8 3 (0.61%) PMO
9 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 47 (9.61%) Docker
2 21 (4.29%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.04%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.43%) Firmware
5 4 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.41%) HDFS
7 1 (0.20%) Lustre
Systems Management
1 50 (10.22%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.86%) SCCM
3 7 (1.43%) NetBackup
3 7 (1.43%) SCOM
4 4 (0.82%) Ansible
4 4 (0.82%) Terraform
5 2 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.20%) Netcool
6 1 (0.20%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.20%) Salt
Vendors
1 70 (14.31%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.11%) Oracle
2 25 (5.11%) Salesforce
3 24 (4.91%) SAP
4 10 (2.04%) OpenText
5 8 (1.64%) McAfee
6 7 (1.43%) Citrix
6 7 (1.43%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.43%) VMware
7 6 (1.23%) MuleSoft
8 5 (1.02%) Splunk
9 4 (0.82%) Sparx
10 3 (0.61%) Cadence
10 3 (0.61%) Cloudera
10 3 (0.61%) Databricks
11 2 (0.41%) Apple
11 2 (0.41%) Informatica
12 1 (0.20%) Cisco
12 1 (0.20%) Commvault
12 1 (0.20%) Google