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 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 355 | 396 | 405 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +9 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 794 | 847 | 1,425 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.81% | 0.82% | 0.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 0.89% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 630 | 633 | 725 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £45,000 | £50,038 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,360 | £56,219 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -6.45% | +14.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £113,500 | £111,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | +10.66% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 3 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 3 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 | +74 | 730 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 141 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 543 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 102 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 400 | £75,000 | +14.77% | 55 |
| London | +56 | 215 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 51 |
| North of England | +44 | 175 | £73,805 | +1.80% | 20 |
| Midlands | +35 | 110 | £73,805 | +18.09% | 19 |
| South East | +2 | 107 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 31 |
| North West | +15 | 99 | £79,932 | +10.25% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 68 | £74,402 | +19.04% | 12 |
| South West | -15 | 62 | £63,749 | +44.88% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 54 | £73,805 | +1.80% | 5 |
| East of England | +49 | 45 | £70,000 | +50.54% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 42 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 7 |
| Wales | +18 | 23 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 2 |
| North East | +16 | 22 | £73,805 | -17.07% | 2 |
| Scotland | -73 | 19 | £76,250 | +27.08% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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