Deployment lead vs deployment manager

The differences between deployment leads and deployment managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a deployment lead, becoming a deployment manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a deployment manager has an average salary of $111,265, which is higher than the $105,820 average annual salary of a deployment lead.

The top three skills for a deployment lead include project management, continuous improvement and sigma. The most important skills for a deployment manager are post deployment, project management, and status reports.

Deployment lead vs deployment manager overview

	Deployment Lead	Deployment Manager
Yearly salary	$105,820	$111,265
Hourly rate	$50.88	$53.49
Growth rate	10%	16%
Number of jobs	2,622	45,551
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	44	47
Years of experience	6	8

Deployment lead vs deployment manager salary

Deployment leads and deployment managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deployment Lead	Deployment Manager
Average salary	$105,820	$111,265
Salary range	Between $82,000 And $136,000	Between $80,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Google	Google
Best paying industry	Technology	Professional

Differences between deployment lead and deployment manager education

There are a few differences between a deployment lead and a deployment manager in terms of educational background:

	Deployment Lead	Deployment Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Carnegie Mellon University

Deployment lead vs deployment manager demographics

Here are the differences between deployment leads' and deployment managers' demographics:

	Deployment Lead	Deployment Manager
Average age	44	47
Gender ratio	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%	Male, 74.2% Female, 25.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.7% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between deployment lead and deployment manager duties and responsibilities

Deployment lead example responsibilities.

Maintain and manage network and fiber optic cables for servers and switches.
Manage PC deployments through mass refreshes base on PC age and user job function.
Develop and manage SharePoint sites for migration pilots.
Recognize for outstanding ability to consistently manage workload and successfully troubleshoot desktop support issues.
Lead team that develop an integrate database with a web-base user interface that allow repair crews in locating information and equipment.
Perform SQL queries to validate the data and generate reports.

Deployment manager example responsibilities.

Manage the UDM program, plan & facilitate individual deployment operations/LOGMOD database
Lead procurement, build, and installation of platform to terminate, aggregate, and hand off IP traffic.
Spearhead and lead a successful initiative to create the first standard deployment policy document for BP's new global ERP.
Manage contractor labor, billing, tracking of site surveys and providing the site matrix for desktop refresh system wide.
Lead a team of 9 RF engineers and 8 site acquisition staff as well as 5 construction teams and multiple vendors.
Manage overall business objectives along an ITIL performance evaluation scale.

Deployment lead vs deployment manager skills

Common deployment lead skills

Project Management, 13%
Continuous Improvement, 9%
Sigma, 7%
HR, 7%
Architecture, 4%
ERP, 4%

Common deployment manager skills

Post Deployment, 19%
Project Management, 12%
Status Reports, 6%
DOD, 5%
Java, 5%
Combat, 4%