Technical Team Leader Contract Job Trends

Technical Team Lead
UK

The median Technical Team Lead daily rate in the UK is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 601 560 613
Rank change year-on-year -41 +53 +177
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Team Leader 2 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.003% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.003% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £460
25th Percentile £205 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £650 £625
Median % change year-on-year -67.69% +4.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £215 - £700
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £450
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 32,551 33,872 43,069
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.95% 92.83% 93.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,631 20,441 29,172
10th Percentile £280 £300 £290
25th Percentile £402 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £647
90th Percentile £725 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,916 1,254 1,535
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.22 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.56 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.63 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.40% -20.83% +55.17%
75th Percentile £55.58 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.16 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +85.74%

Technical Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technical Team Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Technical Team Leader job vacancy trend in the UK

Technical Team Leader
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Team Leader job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technical Team Leader job vacancies in the UK

Technical Team Leader
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Team Leader job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Team Leader job vacancies in the UK

Technical Team Leader
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 20 November 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -11 2 £210 -67.69% 6
England -25 2 £210 -67.69% 8

Technical Team Leader Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Technical Team Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Technical Team Leader in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (50.00%) Cognos
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) EAM
1 1 (50.00%) IBM
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Maximo
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
1 1 (50.00%) TRIRIGA

Technical Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Maximo
1 1 (50.00%) TRIRIGA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) EAM
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cognos
1 1 (50.00%) IBM