Technical Lead
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Technical Lead salary in Cardiff is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 40 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +12 | +35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 2 | 17 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 0.70% | 2.70% | 1.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.71% | 2.83% | 1.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 17 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £44,550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £57,250 | £47,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £65,000 | £50,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.08% | +29.35% | -40.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £60,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,500 | £68,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £80,000 | £67,500 | £50,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.52% | +34.33% | -39.09% |
All DemandTrendPermanent 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 | 281 | 601 | 390 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.91% | 95.55% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 195 | 484 | 325 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,600 | £30,000 | £32,645 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £37,101 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £51,152 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.66% | -7.00% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,555 | £79,600 | £75,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £25,087 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.83% | - | -4.48% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Cardiff.
