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The table looks at the demand for the Technical Lead role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Lead in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Technical Leader
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank407498
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+91
Matching permanent IT job ads224557
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.329 %0.279 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.362 %0.304 %
Salaries quoted187436
Average salary£60,000£50,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year+20.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£40,000£38,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£82,500
UK excluding London average salary£43,750£42,500
% change on same period last year+2.940 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Technical Lead
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Technical Lead within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Technical Lead Demand Trend

Technical Lead
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Technical Lead within the UK.

Technical Lead Salary Trend

Technical Lead
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Lead over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Technical Lead Salary Histogram

Technical Lead
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Lead within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+97216£60,000+17.64 %
LondonUp+135162£65,000-7.14 %
City of LondonUp+8237£65,000-7.14 %
South EastUp+8423£52,500+23.52 %
East of EnglandUp+9113£55,000-
CambridgeshireUp+7510£55,000+29.41 %
CambridgeUp+5810£55,000+29.41 %
Docklands, LondonUp+439£85,000+21.42 %
ScotlandUp+727£40,750-9.44 %
West MidlandsUp+687£28,378-26.29 %
South WestUp+986£39,000-17.89 %
HampshireUp+786--
StaffordshireNew entry-6£28,378-
West SussexNew entry-5£47,500-
OsterleyNew entry-5--
YorkshireUp+854£40,000-
SurreyUp+933£42,500-5.55 %
MiddlesexUp+483£67,500-10.00 %
DorsetUp+443£40,000-20.00 %
DevonUp+353£38,000+20.63 %
BournemouthUp+323£40,000-20.00 %
ExeterUp+213£38,000+20.63 %
DundeeUp+173£43,250-
Bognor RegisNew entry-3£47,500-
West YorkshireUp+772£31,500-19.23 %
HertfordshireUp+562£52,500-4.54 %
GlasgowUp+462£42,500-5.55 %
EdinburghUp+412£37,500-11.24 %
KentUp+322£52,500+25.00 %
TonbridgeNew entry-2£52,500-

Technical Lead
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical Lead in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Technical Lead in their job title.

1241 (41.70 %)Java
2160 (27.68 %)SQL
3159 (27.51 %)Oracle
4141 (24.39 %).NET
5130 (22.49 %)Banking
6127 (21.97 %)J2EE
7124 (21.45 %)C#
8110 (19.03 %)UNIX
9102 (17.65 %)Finance
1082 (14.19 %)Linux
1181 (14.01 %)XML
1276 (13.15 %)C++
1375 (12.98 %)SQL Server
1474 (12.80 %)ASP.NET
1570 (12.11 %)JMS
1668 (11.76 %)OO
1765 (11.25 %)Investment Banking
1864 (11.07 %)UML
1864 (11.07 %)Windows
1958 (10.03 %)AJAX
2054 (9.343 %)EJB
2153 (9.170 %)WebLogic
2251 (8.824 %)Spring
2349 (8.478 %)TIBCO
2448 (8.304 %)Front Office
2448 (8.304 %)Agile Software Development
2545 (7.785 %)SOA
2545 (7.785 %)Microsoft
2642 (7.266 %)Derivative
2741 (7.093 %)WebSphere

Technical Lead
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical Lead in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Technical Lead in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1141 (24.39 %).NET
2127 (21.97 %)J2EE
381 (14.01 %)XML
474 (12.80 %)ASP.NET
570 (12.11 %)JMS
658 (10.03 %)AJAX
754 (9.343 %)EJB
851 (8.824 %)Spring
941 (7.093 %)WebSphere
941 (7.093 %)CSS
1040 (6.920 %)HTML
1138 (6.574 %)Hibernate
1237 (6.401 %)WebServices
1330 (5.190 %)JSP
1425 (4.325 %)ASP
1523 (3.979 %)WinForms
1622 (3.806 %)Struts
1622 (3.806 %)XSLT
1622 (3.806 %)Middleware
1720 (3.460 %)JDBC
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
153 (9.170 %)WebLogic
233 (5.709 %)SharePoint
325 (4.325 %)CMS
416 (2.768 %)SharePoint Server 2007
515 (2.595 %)Tomcat
614 (2.422 %)Rendezvous
713 (2.249 %)Apache
812 (2.076 %)WebSphere Application Server
911 (1.903 %)IIS
1010 (1.730 %)Oracle Workflow
119 (1.557 %)Commerce Server
119 (1.557 %)Content Management Server
119 (1.557 %)Commerce Server 2007
128 (1.384 %)SmartSockets
128 (1.384 %)WebSphere MQ
137 (1.211 %)Documentum
137 (1.211 %)BizTalk Server
146 (1.038 %)Drupal
146 (1.038 %)NetWeaver
146 (1.038 %)ColdFusion
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (3.460 %)MS Excel
213 (2.249 %)MS Visio
310 (1.730 %)MS Office
44 (0.692 %)MATLAB
44 (0.692 %)Simulink
44 (0.692 %)MS Project
53 (0.519 %)CA Clarity
53 (0.519 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.173 %)SPSS
61 (0.173 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (2.249 %)BusinessWorks
113 (2.249 %)TIBCO iProcess
210 (1.730 %)Dynamics CRM
39 (1.557 %)Microsoft CRM
39 (1.557 %)Dynamics NAV
48 (1.384 %)Oracle Applications
48 (1.384 %)Oracle EBS
56 (1.038 %)SalesLogix
62 (0.346 %)SAP HR
62 (0.346 %)Oracle 11i
71 (0.173 %)SAP CRM
71 (0.173 %)Pivotal CRM
71 (0.173 %)ION MarketView
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (3.114 %)Internet
212 (2.076 %)Firewall
310 (1.730 %)SAN
49 (1.557 %)AMQP
56 (1.038 %)OFDM
56 (1.038 %)TCP/IP
56 (1.038 %)WAN
56 (1.038 %)WCDMA
65 (0.865 %)GSM
65 (0.865 %)VPN
74 (0.692 %)Wi-Fi
74 (0.692 %)LAN
74 (0.692 %)Bluetooth
83 (0.519 %)GPRS
83 (0.519 %)DVB
92 (0.346 %)Cisco PIX
92 (0.346 %)Intrusion Detection
92 (0.346 %)RTSP
92 (0.346 %)Wireless
92 (0.346 %)BGP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
175 (12.98 %)SQL Server
235 (6.055 %)Datawarehouse
327 (4.671 %)OLAP
327 (4.671 %)Essbase
424 (4.152 %)Oracle 10g
523 (3.979 %)Oracle OLAP
622 (3.806 %)MySQL
720 (3.460 %)RDBMS
813 (2.249 %)SQL Server 2005
912 (2.076 %)Oracle Reports
109 (1.557 %)ETL
118 (1.384 %)Oracle 9i
127 (1.211 %)TOAD
127 (1.211 %)SQL Server 2000
136 (1.038 %)Oracle 8/8i
145 (0.865 %)DataStage
145 (0.865 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
145 (0.865 %)SQL Server Integration Services
154 (0.692 %)Reference Data
154 (0.692 %)SQL Navigator
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (3.460 %)ClearCase
217 (2.941 %)JUnit
315 (2.595 %)Visual Studio
414 (2.422 %)ClearQuest
512 (2.076 %)Subversion
69 (1.557 %)Ant
69 (1.557 %)Oracle Forms
76 (1.038 %)LSMW
85 (0.865 %)Eclipse
94 (0.692 %)PowerBuilder
94 (0.692 %)ERwin
94 (0.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
103 (0.519 %)Bugzilla
112 (0.346 %)JIRA
112 (0.346 %)CruiseControl
112 (0.346 %)NUnit
112 (0.346 %)InstallShield
112 (0.346 %)AdminStudio
121 (0.173 %)PVCS
121 (0.173 %)MSI
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1130 (22.49 %)Banking
2102 (17.65 %)Finance
365 (11.25 %)Investment Banking
448 (8.304 %)Front Office
526 (4.498 %)Telecoms
625 (4.325 %)Games
710 (1.730 %)Education
89 (1.557 %)Government
98 (1.384 %)Marketing
98 (1.384 %)Health
106 (1.038 %)Online Games
106 (1.038 %)General Ledger
106 (1.038 %)Advertising
106 (1.038 %)Electronics
106 (1.038 %)Pharmaceutical
115 (0.865 %)Pensions
124 (0.692 %)Construction
124 (0.692 %)Back Office
133 (0.519 %)Financial Institution
133 (0.519 %)Retail
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
142 (7.266 %)Derivative
241 (7.093 %)Equities
325 (4.325 %)Equity Derivative
417 (2.941 %)Clustering
515 (2.595 %)Computer Science
68 (1.384 %)Market Risk
77 (1.211 %)N-Tier
86 (1.038 %)FMCG
86 (1.038 %)Client/Server
95 (0.865 %)NHS
95 (0.865 %)Blackberry
95 (0.865 %)Contract for Difference
95 (0.865 %)iPhone
104 (0.692 %)Social Network
104 (0.692 %)DTV
104 (0.692 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
104 (0.692 %)Firmware
113 (0.519 %)Mainframe
113 (0.519 %)Management Information System
113 (0.519 %)Spread Betting
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1110 (19.03 %)UNIX
282 (14.19 %)Linux
364 (11.07 %)Windows
419 (3.287 %)Windows Server 2003
514 (2.422 %)Solaris
68 (1.384 %)HPUX
68 (1.384 %)Windows XP
77 (1.211 %)Windows 2000
77 (1.211 %)Windows Server 2008
85 (0.865 %)Red Hat Linux
93 (0.519 %)zOS
102 (0.346 %)Android
102 (0.346 %)Windows 2000 Server
102 (0.346 %)Ubuntu
102 (0.346 %)SUSE
102 (0.346 %)Symbian OS
102 (0.346 %)Mac OS X
102 (0.346 %)AIX
111 (0.173 %)Windows Vista
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
168 (11.76 %)OO
264 (11.07 %)UML
348 (8.304 %)Agile Software Development
445 (7.785 %)SOA
539 (6.747 %)Business Intelligence
638 (6.574 %)Project Management
734 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
832 (5.536 %)Unit Testing
927 (4.671 %)Continuous Integration
1025 (4.325 %)TDD
1123 (3.979 %)RAD
1222 (3.806 %)User Acceptance Testing
1222 (3.806 %)CRM
1321 (3.633 %)PRINCE2
1420 (3.460 %)OOD
1519 (3.287 %)Change Management
1519 (3.287 %)Scrum
1614 (2.422 %)OOP
1713 (2.249 %)Workflow
1713 (2.249 %)Web Development
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1241 (41.70 %)Java
2160 (27.68 %)SQL
3124 (21.45 %)C#
476 (13.15 %)C++
540 (6.920 %)JavaScript
636 (6.228 %)PHP
734 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
830 (5.190 %)C
830 (5.190 %)Shell Script
922 (3.806 %)VB.NET
1017 (2.941 %)VBA
1017 (2.941 %)Perl
1116 (2.768 %)VB
1212 (2.076 %)Ruby
139 (1.557 %)ABAP
139 (1.557 %)PHP5
147 (1.211 %)Python
147 (1.211 %)MUMPS
147 (1.211 %)VB6
154 (0.692 %)T-SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (6.401 %)Degree
218 (3.114 %)Microsoft Certification
314 (2.422 %)MCSE
49 (1.557 %)Security Cleared
58 (1.384 %)Cisco Certification
67 (1.211 %)SC Cleared
67 (1.211 %)DV Cleared
76 (1.038 %)PRINCE2 Certification
76 (1.038 %)CCNP
76 (1.038 %)MCSA
85 (0.865 %)CCIE
85 (0.865 %)ITIL Certification
93 (0.519 %)MCP
93 (0.519 %)MCSD
93 (0.519 %)CCNA
93 (0.519 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
93 (0.519 %)MCITP
93 (0.519 %)MCPD
102 (0.346 %)Oracle Certification
102 (0.346 %)HNC
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.730 %)QA
22 (0.346 %)SLA
31 (0.173 %)ISO27001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (3.287 %)Active Directory
26 (1.038 %)VMware ESX
35 (0.865 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.346 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.173 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (0.865 %)ServiceCenter
23 (0.519 %)SCOM
31 (0.173 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
31 (0.173 %)Tivoli
31 (0.173 %)Tivoli Configuration Manager
31 (0.173 %)Tivoli Monitoring
31 (0.173 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.173 %)Data Guard
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1159 (27.51 %)Oracle
249 (8.478 %)TIBCO
345 (7.785 %)Microsoft
430 (5.190 %)JBoss
520 (3.460 %)Sybase
619 (3.287 %)HP
718 (3.114 %)VMware
718 (3.114 %)Cisco
813 (2.249 %)Red Hat
813 (2.249 %)BEA
99 (1.557 %)SAP
108 (1.384 %)IBM
116 (1.038 %)Google
116 (1.038 %)ION Trading
116 (1.038 %)Fidessa
116 (1.038 %)Citrix
124 (0.692 %)Lotus
124 (0.692 %)Calypso
124 (0.692 %)Symbian
133 (0.519 %)NetIQ