Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 333 | 404 | 412 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +8 | +4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 860 | 764 | 1,466 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.84% | 0.78% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.88% | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 677 | 576 | 705 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £45,000 | £48,649 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £56,000 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -10.94% | +18.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,750 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,625 | £118,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £62,621 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.78% | -7.23% | +8.87% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Technical Leader
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 |
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| England | +92 | 786 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 154 |
| UK excluding London | +82 | 582 | £70,000 | +11.78% | 111 |
| Work from Home | +89 | 423 | £75,000 | +14.77% | 65 |
| London | +94 | 238 | £95,000 | - | 53 |
| North of England | +67 | 189 | £73,805 | +1.80% | 33 |
| Midlands | +48 | 121 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 17 |
| South East | +15 | 115 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 18 |
| North West | +28 | 107 | £79,932 | +10.25% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 77 | £73,805 | +18.09% | 8 |
| South West | -15 | 65 | £63,749 | +32.12% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 59 | £73,805 | +5.44% | 8 |
| East of England | +33 | 44 | £70,000 | +50.54% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 44 | £65,000 | +44.44% | 9 |
| Wales | +19 | 28 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 3 |
| North East | +16 | 24 | £73,805 | -17.07% | 9 |
| Scotland | -63 | 20 | £63,500 | +5.83% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 3 | £58,800 | - | 3 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Technical Leader 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 featuring Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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