Team Leader Job Trends in Chelmsford

Team Lead
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Team Lead salary in Chelmsford is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader 5 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford 3.55% - 9.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.62% - 9.57%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 8
10th Percentile - - £53,900
25th Percentile £37,500 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +36.84%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £67,813
90th Percentile - - £68,750
Essex median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% -30.77% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 138 61 94
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.87% 85.92% 98.95%
Number of salaries quoted 89 34 73
10th Percentile £27,500 £39,400 £32,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £59,156 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,125 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.16% +22.70% +3.16%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 - £71,500
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -8.26% +9.00%

Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford.

Team Leader job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Team Leader
Salary Trend in Chelmsford

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Chelmsford.

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Chelmsford

Team Leader
Salary Histogram in Chelmsford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Team Leader in Chelmsford over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Team Leader in Chelmsford

Team Leader Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 31 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 Chelmsford region featuring Team Leader in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Coaching
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Lead Generation
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) People Management
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) QA
3 2 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) Scrum
3 2 (40.00%) SDLC
3 2 (40.00%) Test Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Virtual Team Management

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

General
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Coaching
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Lead Generation
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) People Management
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (40.00%) Scrum
3 2 (40.00%) SDLC
3 2 (40.00%) Test Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Virtual Team Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA