Team Leader Job Trends in Cambridge

Team Lead
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Team Lead salary in Cambridge is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 56 52
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +56
Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader 3 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.65% 0.71% 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.74% 2.16%
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 8
10th Percentile - £39,500 -
25th Percentile - £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +11.11% -28.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £48,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% +20.00% +45.16%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 418 537 370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 95.04% 93.43%
Number of salaries quoted 273 314 245
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,214
25th Percentile £32,500 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £90,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Team Leader job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Team Leader
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Cambridge

Team Leader Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, Team 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 Cambridge region featuring Team Leader in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Chemistry
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Test Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management

Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Chemistry
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Test Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA