Technical Lead
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Technical Lead salary in Edinburgh is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 75 | 96 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +31 | +24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.35% | 0.77% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.80% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £58,480 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £87,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | +84.21% | -24.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £122,500 | £62,833 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £63,000 | £45,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -25.00% | -7.69% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 740 | 1,505 | 1,651 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.25% | 96.17% | 94.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 326 | 1,056 | 992 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £32,500 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.80% | +8.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,738 | £71,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,612 | £88,125 | £87,377 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £54,441 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.88% | -9.09% | - |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader in Edinburgh.
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 29 June 2025, Technical Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: