Team Leader Job Trends in Cardiff

Team Lead
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Team Lead salary in Cardiff is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 51 44
Rank change year-on-year +15 -7 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader 3 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.79% 0.26% 0.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 0.27% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - £48,600
25th Percentile - £53,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +12.75% +13.33%
75th Percentile - £61,250 £59,000
90th Percentile - - £62,600
South Wales median annual salary £36,000 £30,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -41.18% -18.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 364 376 308
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 95.92% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 252 250 273
10th Percentile £27,013 £30,000 £32,890
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,625 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,600 £73,200
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - -1.96% +5.28%

Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Team Leader job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Team Leader
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Cardiff

Team Leader Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 21 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 Cardiff region featuring Team Leader in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 3 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering