Technical Leader Jobs in the South East

Technical Lead
England > South East

The median Technical Lead salary in the South East is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 274 294 353
Rank change year-on-year +20 +59 -60
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 107 118 127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.64% 0.78% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.86% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 91 87 80
10th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £48,625
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -17.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £90,313
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -6.45% +14.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,586 13,661 19,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.87% 90.60% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 11,295 8,549 12,610
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leader in the South East

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader in the South East.

Salary trend for Technical Leader in the South East

Technical Leader
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Leader in the South East

Technical Leader
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leader within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Hampshire +11 46 £70,000 +38.92% 2
Thames Valley -9 41 £70,000 +21.74% 6
Buckinghamshire 0 19 £80,000 +88.24% 3
Berkshire +16 13 £67,500 +58.82% 3
Surrey +8 9 £50,000 -20.00% 3
Oxfordshire -17 9 £40,000 -30.43%
East Sussex +18 7 £80,000 +33.33% 2
West Sussex - 3 £46,581 -
Sussex - 1 £45,000 -
Technical Leader
England

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 across the South East region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.

1 39 (36.45%) Java
2 37 (34.58%) Social Skills
3 34 (31.78%) Agile
4 29 (27.10%) Azure
4 29 (27.10%) Windows
5 27 (25.23%) Microsoft
5 27 (25.23%) Finance
6 26 (24.30%) Mentoring
7 22 (20.56%) Problem-Solving
8 21 (19.63%) Firewall
9 18 (16.82%) AWS
9 18 (16.82%) React
10 17 (15.89%) Technical Leadership
10 17 (15.89%) Security Cleared
11 16 (14.95%) C#
12 15 (14.02%) TDD
12 15 (14.02%) Windows Server
12 15 (14.02%) Code Quality
13 14 (13.08%) Degree
13 14 (13.08%) Active Directory
14 13 (12.15%) Salesforce
14 13 (12.15%) SaaS
14 13 (12.15%) Microsoft 365
15 12 (11.21%) Waterfall
15 12 (11.21%) TypeScript
15 12 (11.21%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (11.21%) CI/CD
15 12 (11.21%) Customer Service
15 12 (11.21%) .NET
16 11 (10.28%) Workflow

Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (6.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.87%) MadCap Flare
1 2 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (27.10%) Azure
2 18 (16.82%) AWS
3 13 (12.15%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (12.15%) SaaS
4 6 (5.61%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.74%) PaaS
6 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.93%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.93%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (19.63%) Firewall
2 6 (5.61%) VoIP
3 5 (4.67%) Wireless
4 4 (3.74%) VLAN
4 4 (3.74%) VPN
5 3 (2.80%) CTI
5 3 (2.80%) Network Security
6 1 (0.93%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (8.41%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.80%) DB2
Development Applications
1 6 (5.61%) GitLab
2 4 (3.74%) Visual Studio
3 3 (2.80%) Git
3 3 (2.80%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.93%) Eclipse
General
1 37 (34.58%) Social Skills
2 27 (25.23%) Finance
3 12 (11.21%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (6.54%) Aviation
5 6 (5.61%) Banking
6 5 (4.67%) Marketing
6 5 (4.67%) Military
7 4 (3.74%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.74%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.80%) Law
8 3 (2.80%) Police
9 2 (1.87%) Electronics
9 2 (1.87%) Retail
10 1 (0.93%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (16.82%) React
2 12 (11.21%) .NET
3 2 (1.87%) Kafka
4 1 (0.93%) CSS
4 1 (0.93%) HTML
4 1 (0.93%) JSON
4 1 (0.93%) Lambda Expressions
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.54%) Enterprise Software
1 7 (6.54%) Greenfield Project
2 6 (5.61%) Private Cloud
3 4 (3.74%) Augmented Reality
3 4 (3.74%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.74%) Virtual Reality
4 3 (2.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.80%) Digital Media
4 3 (2.80%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.87%) Robotics
6 1 (0.93%) BBC
6 1 (0.93%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.93%) PKI
6 1 (0.93%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 29 (27.10%) Windows
2 15 (14.02%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.67%) Linux
4 4 (3.74%) Android
4 4 (3.74%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.74%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.93%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (31.78%) Agile
2 26 (24.30%) Mentoring
3 22 (20.56%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (15.89%) Technical Leadership
5 15 (14.02%) Code Quality
5 15 (14.02%) TDD
6 12 (11.21%) CI/CD
6 12 (11.21%) Customer Service
6 12 (11.21%) Waterfall
7 11 (10.28%) Design Patterns
7 11 (10.28%) Roadmaps
7 11 (10.28%) Workflow
8 10 (9.35%) Service Delivery
9 9 (8.41%) DevOps
9 9 (8.41%) Full Stack Development
9 9 (8.41%) Project Management
9 9 (8.41%) Situational Awareness
10 8 (7.48%) ITIL
10 8 (7.48%) Project Delivery
10 8 (7.48%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 39 (36.45%) Java
2 16 (14.95%) C#
3 12 (11.21%) TypeScript
4 10 (9.35%) JavaScript
5 5 (4.67%) C++
5 5 (4.67%) SQL
6 4 (3.74%) Python
7 2 (1.87%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.93%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.93%) PHP
8 1 (0.93%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (15.89%) Security Cleared
2 14 (13.08%) Degree
3 8 (7.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (4.67%) Azure Certification
5 4 (3.74%) CCNA
5 4 (3.74%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (3.74%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.74%) PMP
6 3 (2.80%) A+ Certification
6 3 (2.80%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (2.80%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.80%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.87%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.93%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.93%) CWNA
8 1 (0.93%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.93%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 4 (3.74%) GDPR
2 3 (2.80%) SLA
3 2 (1.87%) QA
System Software
1 14 (13.08%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.67%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.80%) Docker
4 1 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (5.61%) SCCM
2 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 27 (25.23%) Microsoft
2 13 (12.15%) Salesforce
3 5 (4.67%) Cisco
3 5 (4.67%) VMware
4 4 (3.74%) Barracuda Networks
4 4 (3.74%) ESET
5 1 (0.93%) Apple
5 1 (0.93%) Aruba
5 1 (0.93%) Google
5 1 (0.93%) HP
5 1 (0.93%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.93%) Ruckus Wireless
5 1 (0.93%) Sony