Technical Leader Job Trends in Berkshire

Technical Lead
South East > Berkshire

The median Technical Lead salary in Berkshire is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 124 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 7 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.35% 0.12% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 0
10th Percentile - £63,700 -
25th Percentile - £65,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £71,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -42.66% - -
75th Percentile £59,250 £78,000 -
90th Percentile £80,500 £80,100 -
South East median annual salary £67,300 £30,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +124.33% -60.00% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,838 1,440 1,834
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.18% 83.43% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 918 749 1,324
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £30,413
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.62% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £81,250 £71,000
90th Percentile £82,875 £93,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Technical Leader job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Berkshire

Technical Leader
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader in Berkshire over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technical Leader in Berkshire

Technical Leader
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leader within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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
Hungerford - 5 £41,000 -
Reading +30 1 £85,000 +18.88%
Technical Leader
South East

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Technical Leader 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 permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (85.71%) SaaS
2 5 (71.43%) Client Onboarding
2 5 (71.43%) Mentoring
2 5 (71.43%) Relational Database
2 5 (71.43%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) SAP
4 1 (14.29%) ABAP
4 1 (14.29%) API Management
4 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
4 1 (14.29%) Data Integration
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) DevOps
4 1 (14.29%) Java
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Node.js
4 1 (14.29%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (14.29%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (14.29%) SAPUI5
4 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (14.29%) Workday

Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 (14.29%) SAP Payroll
1 1 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (71.43%) Relational Database
2 1 (14.29%) SAP Data Services
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Retail
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Node.js
1 1 (14.29%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (71.43%) Client Onboarding
2 5 (71.43%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) API Management
3 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
3 1 (14.29%) Data Integration
3 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 1 (14.29%) DevOps
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) ABAP
2 1 (14.29%) Java
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) Workday