Technical Leader Job Trends in Derby

Technical Lead
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Technical Lead salary in Derby is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 25 24
Rank change year-on-year -5 -1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 5 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 2.29% 0.65% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.34% 0.66% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 £57,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% - -
75th Percentile £56,250 £59,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £52,500 £58,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.26% -10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 214 152 128
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.17% 98.06% 97.71%
Number of salaries quoted 140 103 84
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £37,500 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -13.68% +2.70% -2.63%
75th Percentile £56,250 £61,250 £56,563
90th Percentile £65,125 £67,500 £64,625
Derbyshire median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

Technical Leader job vacancy trend in Derby

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Derby

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 1 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 Derby region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Coaching
1 4 (80.00%) Containerisation
1 4 (80.00%) DevOps
1 4 (80.00%) Docker
1 4 (80.00%) High Availability
1 4 (80.00%) Kubernetes
1 4 (80.00%) Line Management
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle Database
1 4 (80.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity

Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle Database
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Coaching
1 4 (80.00%) Containerisation
1 4 (80.00%) DevOps
1 4 (80.00%) High Availability
1 4 (80.00%) Line Management
1 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (80.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (80.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle