Technical Leader Jobs in England

Technical Lead
UK > England

The median Technical Lead salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 321 384 397
Rank change year-on-year +63 +13 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 729 741 1,219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.86% 0.80% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 0.88% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 578 567 636
10th Percentile £46,000 £45,000 £48,700
25th Percentile £61,360 £56,520 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -9.38% +18.52%
75th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% -6.45% +14.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leader in England

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader in England.

Salary trend for Technical Leader in England

Technical Leader
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Leader in England

Technical Leader
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leader within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +59 214 £90,000 -5.26% 50
North of England +34 175 £73,805 +1.80% 21
Midlands +41 110 £73,805 +18.09% 19
South East +7 107 £65,000 +13.04% 27
North West +20 99 £79,932 +10.25% 13
West Midlands +24 68 £74,402 +19.04% 12
South West -13 62 £63,749 +44.88% 10
Yorkshire +60 54 £73,805 +1.80% 6
East of England +55 45 £70,000 +50.54% 13
East Midlands +5 42 £65,000 -7.14% 7
North East +17 22 £73,805 -17.07% 2
Technical Leader
UK

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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 England region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.

1 302 (41.43%) Agile
2 248 (34.02%) AWS
3 217 (29.77%) Java
4 215 (29.49%) Mentoring
5 163 (22.36%) Social Skills
6 159 (21.81%) Azure
6 159 (21.81%) Finance
7 150 (20.58%) Degree
8 140 (19.20%) Roadmaps
9 139 (19.07%) Software Engineering
10 131 (17.97%) Technical Leadership
11 125 (17.15%) DevOps
12 120 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
13 106 (14.54%) Coaching
14 102 (13.99%) Microsoft
15 101 (13.85%) Python
16 91 (12.48%) TypeScript
17 86 (11.80%) Windows
18 84 (11.52%) JavaScript
18 84 (11.52%) CI/CD
19 82 (11.25%) Continuous Integration
20 81 (11.11%) Banking
21 80 (10.97%) Design Patterns
22 79 (10.84%) Product Roadmap
23 78 (10.70%) Project Management
24 75 (10.29%) .NET
25 74 (10.15%) Open Source
26 72 (9.88%) Computer Science
26 72 (9.88%) SDLC
27 71 (9.74%) C#

Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (5.08%) Apache Airflow
1 37 (5.08%) Tuxedo
2 34 (4.66%) Apache
3 18 (2.47%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.51%) Confluence
5 9 (1.23%) Apache Spark
6 8 (1.10%) Apache Pig
7 6 (0.82%) WordPress
8 4 (0.55%) CMS
9 2 (0.27%) Magnolia
9 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.14%) Drupal
10 1 (0.14%) SAS
10 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.27%) MadCap Flare
2 2 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.55%) Primavera
3 3 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.14%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 248 (34.02%) AWS
2 159 (21.81%) Azure
3 41 (5.62%) Snowflake
4 40 (5.49%) SaaS
5 38 (5.21%) Amazon Kinesis
5 38 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (4.66%) dbt
7 33 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (4.25%) Amazon EC2
8 31 (4.25%) Serverless
9 27 (3.70%) Amazon S3
10 22 (3.02%) Power Platform
11 21 (2.88%) AWS Lambda
12 20 (2.74%) GCP
13 13 (1.78%) Amazon SQS
13 13 (1.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 13 (1.78%) PaaS
14 12 (1.65%) Dynamics 365
15 10 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.37%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.39%) Firewall
2 19 (2.61%) WAN
3 12 (1.65%) 5G
4 11 (1.51%) SD-WAN
5 10 (1.37%) Wireless
6 9 (1.23%) LAN
6 9 (1.23%) VLAN
7 7 (0.96%) NAS
8 6 (0.82%) VoIP
9 5 (0.69%) SAN
9 5 (0.69%) VPN
10 4 (0.55%) Network Security
11 3 (0.41%) Broadband
11 3 (0.41%) CTI
11 3 (0.41%) DHCP
11 3 (0.41%) DNS
11 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.27%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.27%) Software-Defined Radio
12 2 (0.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (8.50%) SQL Server
2 46 (6.31%) Data Warehouse
3 44 (6.04%) MySQL
4 41 (5.62%) Data Lake
5 36 (4.94%) Amazon RDS
6 34 (4.66%) Amazon Athena
6 34 (4.66%) Apache Arrow
6 34 (4.66%) Apache Ignite
6 34 (4.66%) Dremio
7 31 (4.25%) Relational Database
8 25 (3.43%) Amazon Redshift
8 25 (3.43%) RDBMS
9 22 (3.02%) DynamoDB
9 22 (3.02%) Power BI
10 16 (2.19%) Big Data
11 15 (2.06%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (1.23%) MongoDB
13 8 (1.10%) Apache Hive
13 8 (1.10%) Hadoop
14 7 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 55 (7.54%) Git
2 48 (6.58%) GitLab
3 26 (3.57%) Postman
4 13 (1.78%) JIRA
5 9 (1.23%) JUnit
6 8 (1.10%) Checkstyle
6 8 (1.10%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.55%) Maven
7 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.27%) Rational Rhapsody
10 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.14%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.14%) Gatling
10 1 (0.14%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.14%) Phabricator
10 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 163 (22.36%) Social Skills
2 159 (21.81%) Finance
3 81 (11.11%) Banking
4 68 (9.33%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (5.21%) Manufacturing
6 34 (4.66%) Front Office
6 34 (4.66%) Investment Banking
7 25 (3.43%) Pharmaceutical
8 19 (2.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (2.33%) Legal
10 16 (2.19%) Electronics
10 16 (2.19%) Retail
11 14 (1.92%) Law
11 14 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (1.78%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.78%) Public Sector
13 12 (1.65%) Aerospace
13 12 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (1.65%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (10.29%) .NET
2 56 (7.68%) React
3 54 (7.41%) Spring Boot
4 44 (6.04%) Spring
5 42 (5.76%) Kafka
6 38 (5.21%) RESTful
7 37 (5.08%) JSON
7 37 (5.08%) NumPy
7 37 (5.08%) Pandas
8 34 (4.66%) gRPC
8 34 (4.66%) Protocol Buffers
8 34 (4.66%) SciPy
9 27 (3.70%) Node.js
10 23 (3.16%) HTML
11 22 (3.02%) CSS
12 17 (2.33%) AngularJS
12 17 (2.33%) Laravel
13 15 (2.06%) XML
14 12 (1.65%) ASP.NET
15 11 (1.51%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.90%) Management Information System
2 36 (4.94%) Fixed Income
2 36 (4.94%) Hedge funds
3 35 (4.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 34 (4.66%) Derivative
4 34 (4.66%) Equities
5 30 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (3.84%) Private Cloud
7 25 (3.43%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.88%) Greenfield Project
9 19 (2.61%) Robotics
10 17 (2.33%) Algorithms
11 16 (2.19%) Cyber Threat
12 15 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
13 13 (1.78%) Product Ownership
14 12 (1.65%) Client/Server
14 12 (1.65%) Cyberattack
14 12 (1.65%) Data Fabric
14 12 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
15 10 (1.37%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 86 (11.80%) Windows
2 46 (6.31%) Linux
3 38 (5.21%) Windows Server
4 17 (2.33%) Windows Server 2019
5 12 (1.65%) Android
5 12 (1.65%) zOS
6 11 (1.51%) Windows Server 2012
6 11 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (1.37%) Windows 10
8 8 (1.10%) CentOS
8 8 (1.10%) Solaris
8 8 (1.10%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.10%) Unix
9 7 (0.96%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.69%) Mac OS
11 4 (0.55%) DC/OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (41.43%) Agile
2 215 (29.49%) Mentoring
3 140 (19.20%) Roadmaps
4 139 (19.07%) Software Engineering
5 131 (17.97%) Technical Leadership
6 125 (17.15%) DevOps
7 120 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
8 106 (14.54%) Coaching
9 84 (11.52%) CI/CD
10 82 (11.25%) Continuous Integration
11 80 (10.97%) Design Patterns
12 79 (10.84%) Product Roadmap
13 78 (10.70%) Project Management
14 74 (10.15%) Open Source
15 72 (9.88%) Computer Science
15 72 (9.88%) SDLC
16 70 (9.60%) Strategic Thinking
17 61 (8.37%) Customer Service
18 54 (7.41%) Data Modelling
19 53 (7.27%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 217 (29.77%) Java
2 101 (13.85%) Python
3 91 (12.48%) TypeScript
4 84 (11.52%) JavaScript
5 71 (9.74%) C#
6 66 (9.05%) COBOL
6 66 (9.05%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 62 (8.50%) SQL
8 53 (7.27%) PHP
9 45 (6.17%) C++
10 40 (5.49%) C
11 13 (1.78%) VB.NET
12 12 (1.65%) Kotlin
12 12 (1.65%) Scala
13 11 (1.51%) PowerShell
13 11 (1.51%) Rust
14 10 (1.37%) Go
15 4 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 3 (0.41%) Apex Code
16 3 (0.41%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 150 (20.58%) Degree
2 63 (8.64%) Security Cleared
3 49 (6.72%) Computer Science Degree
4 23 (3.16%) SC Cleared
5 18 (2.47%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.06%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (1.51%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.23%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (0.96%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.55%) CCNA
11 4 (0.55%) CCNP
11 4 (0.55%) CIMA
11 4 (0.55%) HND
11 4 (0.55%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.55%) PMP
12 3 (0.41%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.35%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.16%) QA
3 20 (2.74%) GMP
4 16 (2.19%) SLA
5 12 (1.65%) PMO
6 6 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (0.82%) NCSC
7 5 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.55%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.55%) GDPR
9 3 (0.41%) JTAG
10 2 (0.27%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.27%) HL7
10 2 (0.27%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.14%) NIST
11 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 29 (3.98%) Docker
2 23 (3.16%) Active Directory
3 16 (2.19%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.23%) vSphere
5 8 (1.10%) HDFS
6 3 (0.41%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.27%) Firmware
7 2 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.14%) Ceph
8 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 35 (4.80%) Terraform
2 29 (3.98%) Kubernetes
3 15 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.78%) SCCM
5 8 (1.10%) FortiGate
6 6 (0.82%) Nagios
7 3 (0.41%) Ansible
8 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.27%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.14%) Grafana
9 1 (0.14%) Istio
9 1 (0.14%) Knative
9 1 (0.14%) Podman
Vendors
1 102 (13.99%) Microsoft
2 66 (9.05%) Micro Focus
3 46 (6.31%) Oracle
4 31 (4.25%) VMware
5 20 (2.74%) Databricks
5 20 (2.74%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.06%) IBM
7 13 (1.78%) Cisco
8 11 (1.51%) Citrix
8 11 (1.51%) Google
9 10 (1.37%) SAP
10 7 (0.96%) CheckPoint
10 7 (0.96%) ServiceNow
11 6 (0.82%) Veeam
12 5 (0.69%) Informatica
12 5 (0.69%) Meraki
13 4 (0.55%) Barracuda Networks
13 4 (0.55%) F5
13 4 (0.55%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.55%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud