Deployment lead vs project leader

The differences between deployment leads and project leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a deployment lead and a project leader. Additionally, a deployment lead has an average salary of $105,820, which is higher than the $98,559 average annual salary of a project leader.

The top three skills for a deployment lead include project management, continuous improvement and sigma. The most important skills for a project leader are project management, work ethic, and C++.

Deployment lead vs project leader overview

	Deployment Lead	Project Leader
Yearly salary	$105,820	$98,559
Hourly rate	$50.88	$47.38
Growth rate	10%	9%
Number of jobs	2,622	221,165
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Deployment lead vs project leader salary

Deployment leads and project leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Deployment Lead	Project Leader
Average salary	$105,820	$98,559
Salary range	Between $82,000 And $136,000	Between $70,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Google	Boston Consulting Group
Best paying industry	Technology	Professional

Differences between deployment lead and project leader education

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

	Deployment Lead	Project Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Deployment lead vs project leader demographics

Here are the differences between deployment leads' and project leaders' demographics:

	Deployment Lead	Project Leader
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%	Male, 69.0% Female, 31.0%
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, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between deployment lead and project leader 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.

Project leader example responsibilities.

Lead and manage the automation effort for the PeopleSoft financials modules ensuring the desired requirement (s) coverage.
Lead the installation of VSAM file extension software that facilitate files larger than native VSAM specs.
Lead sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospective, scrum of scrum meetings.
Play a similar role for an ASP.NET web application (APA) which manages power plant availability information.
Manage using PMI methodologies though life cycle ensuring projects successfully complete within plan budget, schedule and scope.
Prepare RFP, evaluate bids, select vendor, negotiate contract, acquire hardware and software, manage development & implementation.

Deployment lead vs project leader skills

Common deployment lead skills

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

Common project leader skills

Project Management, 17%
Work Ethic, 7%
C++, 4%
C #, 4%
Project Plan, 4%
Status Reports, 3%