Technical Leadership Jobs in England

Technical Leadership
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Technical Leadership skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 170 199
Rank change year-on-year +23 +29 +23
Permanent jobs citing Technical Leadership 1,123 1,433 1,654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.27% 1.66% 1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.41% 1.95% 1.96%
Number of salaries quoted 887 982 1,035
10th Percentile £57,500 £48,800 £51,250
25th Percentile £62,000 £58,750 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £72,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.62% -9.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £83,750 £90,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £70,600 £72,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year -2.62% -9.38% +6.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Technical Leadership falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46,644 73,553 84,428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.10% 85.14% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 23,839 53,945 50,143
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,324
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
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 Leadership within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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
South East +115 530 £70,600 +4.59% 371
London -6 264 £95,000 +11.76% 524
North of England -16 169 £71,991 +10.64% 245
North West -31 109 £62,500 -10.71% 132
Midlands +6 66 £72,500 -3.33% 188
South West -8 59 £67,500 +1.89% 144
Yorkshire +26 55 £76,250 +22.00% 86
West Midlands +13 54 £72,500 -3.33% 101
East of England -25 23 £71,250 +9.62% 137
East Midlands 0 12 £60,000 -14.29% 72
North East +23 5 £72,000 -4.00% 32
Technical Leadership
UK

Technical Leadership
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 18 (1.60%) Apache Spark
2 12 (1.07%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (0.80%) Confluence
3 9 (0.80%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.62%) CMS
4 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.53%) Apache
6 5 (0.45%) Headless CMS
6 5 (0.45%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.27%) IIS
7 3 (0.27%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.18%) nginx
8 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
9 1 (0.089%) CICS
9 1 (0.089%) Drupal
9 1 (0.089%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 60 (5.34%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (3.83%) Simulink
3 8 (0.71%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.18%) Trello
6 1 (0.089%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 9 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
2 8 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.36%) Orchestrade
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.18%) Magento
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.18%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.18%) Shopify
5 2 (0.18%) Sprinklr
6 1 (0.089%) BASE24
6 1 (0.089%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 252 (22.44%) Azure
2 201 (17.90%) AWS
3 85 (7.57%) GCP
4 57 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
5 54 (4.81%) Serverless
6 38 (3.38%) AWS Lambda
7 32 (2.85%) Power Platform
8 31 (2.76%) GitHub
9 30 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
10 29 (2.58%) Azure Service Bus
11 28 (2.49%) AWS CloudFormation
12 25 (2.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 25 (2.23%) SaaS
13 24 (2.14%) SonarCloud
14 23 (2.05%) Snowflake
15 22 (1.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 21 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
17 20 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
18 17 (1.51%) GitHub Actions
19 15 (1.34%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 47 (4.19%) WAN
2 35 (3.12%) Network Security
3 33 (2.94%) Firewall
3 33 (2.94%) LAN
4 30 (2.67%) BGP
5 24 (2.14%) MPLS
6 22 (1.96%) VPN
7 21 (1.87%) IPsec
8 20 (1.78%) Junos
9 19 (1.69%) Cisco IOS
10 18 (1.60%) DNS
11 15 (1.34%) SD-WAN
12 14 (1.25%) TCP/IP
13 11 (0.98%) Multicast
13 11 (0.98%) VLAN
14 8 (0.71%) 5G
14 8 (0.71%) Cisco Nexus
14 8 (0.71%) SAN
15 7 (0.62%) DHCP
16 6 (0.53%) DWDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.10%) NoSQL
2 41 (3.65%) SQL Server
3 30 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (2.49%) Big Data
5 27 (2.40%) Data Lake
5 27 (2.40%) Elasticsearch
6 22 (1.96%) MongoDB
7 21 (1.87%) Relational Database
8 19 (1.69%) Power BI
9 17 (1.51%) Amazon Redshift
9 17 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
10 14 (1.25%) Hadoop
11 12 (1.07%) BigQuery
11 12 (1.07%) Metadata
12 9 (0.80%) MySQL
13 8 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.62%) RDBMS
14 7 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 5 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
15 5 (0.45%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 298 (26.54%) Rational DOORS
2 68 (6.06%) Git
3 34 (3.03%) Jenkins
4 33 (2.94%) JIRA
5 28 (2.49%) Visual Studio
6 27 (2.40%) GitLab
7 26 (2.32%) Octopus Deploy
7 26 (2.32%) Team Foundation Server
8 24 (2.14%) MSBuild
9 8 (0.71%) Sonatype Nexus
10 7 (0.62%) Gradle
10 7 (0.62%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
11 5 (0.45%) Storybook
12 4 (0.36%) Maven
12 4 (0.36%) Selenium
13 3 (0.27%) Postman
14 2 (0.18%) Jasmine
14 2 (0.18%) Karma Test Runner
15 1 (0.089%) Artifactory
General
1 351 (31.26%) Electronics
2 344 (30.63%) Social Skills
3 177 (15.76%) Finance
4 89 (7.93%) Analytical Skills
5 84 (7.48%) Law
6 66 (5.88%) Banking
7 52 (4.63%) Aerospace
8 45 (4.01%) Public Sector
8 45 (4.01%) Retail
9 30 (2.67%) Marketing
10 29 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (2.05%) Games
12 18 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
13 14 (1.25%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.16%) Manufacturing
15 11 (0.98%) Retail Banking
16 10 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
17 9 (0.80%) Advertising
17 9 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 335 (29.83%) Systems Engineer
2 299 (26.63%) Lead
3 293 (26.09%) Senior
4 238 (21.19%) Architect
5 175 (15.58%) Principal Engineer
6 174 (15.49%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 160 (14.25%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 78 (6.95%) Solutions Architect
9 74 (6.59%) Software Engineer
10 60 (5.34%) Developer
11 54 (4.81%) Team Leader
12 49 (4.36%) Technical Architect
13 41 (3.65%) Technical Leader
14 40 (3.56%) Lead Software Engineer
14 40 (3.56%) Lead Systems Engineer
15 31 (2.76%) Senior Software Engineer
16 28 (2.49%) Network Architect
17 26 (2.32%) Data Engineer
18 23 (2.05%) AWS Architect
18 23 (2.05%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (7.48%) .NET
2 69 (6.14%) Kafka
3 62 (5.52%) REST
4 60 (5.34%) React
5 50 (4.45%) CSS
6 49 (4.36%) HTML
7 42 (3.74%) AngularJS
8 35 (3.12%) SOAP
9 33 (2.94%) Middleware
9 33 (2.94%) Node.js
10 32 (2.85%) JSON
11 30 (2.67%) XML
12 26 (2.32%) ASP.NET
13 25 (2.23%) RESTful
14 24 (2.14%) Bootstrap
14 24 (2.14%) gRPC
15 22 (1.96%) Lightning Web Components
16 20 (1.78%) GraphQL
17 18 (1.60%) Spring
18 16 (1.42%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 342 (30.45%) Algorithms
2 77 (6.86%) Cloud Native
3 47 (4.19%) Enterprise Software
3 47 (4.19%) Product Ownership
4 40 (3.56%) Management Information System
5 22 (1.96%) Mobile App
6 20 (1.78%) Data Centre
6 20 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (1.34%) Data Structures
8 13 (1.16%) Virtual Team
9 12 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (0.89%) Clustering
10 10 (0.89%) Derivative
10 10 (0.89%) FMCG
10 10 (0.89%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (0.80%) Fixed Income
11 9 (0.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 8 (0.71%) Private Cloud
12 8 (0.71%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 39 (3.47%) Windows
2 37 (3.29%) Linux
3 18 (1.60%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.34%) Apple iOS
5 13 (1.16%) Android
6 5 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.36%) Unix
8 3 (0.27%) AIX
8 3 (0.27%) CentOS
8 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.18%) Debian
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
10 1 (0.089%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.089%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.089%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.089%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.089%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 381 (33.93%) Systems Engineering
2 377 (33.57%) Mentoring
3 321 (28.58%) Signal Processing
4 308 (27.43%) Agile
5 257 (22.89%) DevOps
6 211 (18.79%) Software Engineering
7 197 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
8 193 (17.19%) CI/CD
9 173 (15.41%) Microservices
10 159 (14.16%) Test Planning
11 156 (13.89%) Computer Science
12 155 (13.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 119 (10.60%) Roadmaps
14 114 (10.15%) Coaching
15 111 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
16 107 (9.53%) Analytics
17 100 (8.90%) Project Management
18 97 (8.64%) Stakeholder Management
19 85 (7.57%) Design Patterns
20 79 (7.03%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 146 (13.00%) Java
2 132 (11.75%) JavaScript
3 124 (11.04%) SQL
4 115 (10.24%) Python
5 111 (9.88%) C#
6 101 (8.99%) R
7 52 (4.63%) TypeScript
8 33 (2.94%) C++
9 23 (2.05%) Apex Code
10 17 (1.51%) C
10 17 (1.51%) PHP
11 15 (1.34%) PowerShell
12 12 (1.07%) Kotlin
12 12 (1.07%) Scala
13 7 (0.62%) Bash
13 7 (0.62%) Objective-C
13 7 (0.62%) Swift
14 6 (0.53%) Go
14 6 (0.53%) Ruby
15 5 (0.45%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 378 (33.66%) BPSS Clearance
2 205 (18.25%) Degree
3 119 (10.60%) Security Cleared
4 101 (8.99%) SC Cleared
5 94 (8.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 40 (3.56%) AWS Certification
6 40 (3.56%) Master's Degree
7 38 (3.38%) CCNP
7 38 (3.38%) Cisco Certification
8 29 (2.58%) CCNA
9 27 (2.40%) JNCIS
10 26 (2.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 20 (1.78%) Azure Certification
12 15 (1.34%) DV Cleared
12 15 (1.34%) TOGAF Certification
13 9 (0.80%) Chartered Engineer
14 8 (0.71%) PhD
15 6 (0.53%) JNCIA
16 5 (0.45%) HNC
16 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 327 (29.12%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 63 (5.61%) QA
3 58 (5.16%) GDPR
4 46 (4.10%) Data Quality
5 24 (2.14%) HIPAA
6 23 (2.05%) GxP
7 20 (1.78%) SLA
8 17 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 9 (0.80%) PMO
10 6 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 6 (0.53%) PCI DSS
10 6 (0.53%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.36%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.36%) NIST
11 4 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.27%) NCSC
12 3 (0.27%) PMBOK
13 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 1 (0.089%) NIST 800
System Software
1 94 (8.37%) Docker
2 19 (1.69%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.62%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.27%) Firmware
6 3 (0.27%) KVM
7 2 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) NFS
7 2 (0.18%) SRDF
7 2 (0.18%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (0.18%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.18%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) Xen
8 1 (0.089%) Snort
8 1 (0.089%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 82 (7.30%) Terraform
2 79 (7.03%) Kubernetes
3 32 (2.85%) Ansible
4 31 (2.76%) Prometheus
5 29 (2.58%) Grafana
6 10 (0.89%) Progress Chef
7 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (0.45%) Puppet
9 4 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.27%) SCCM
10 3 (0.27%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 2 (0.18%) Marathon
11 2 (0.18%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.18%) WMI
12 1 (0.089%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.089%) Istio
12 1 (0.089%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.089%) SCOrch
12 1 (0.089%) SCSM
Vendors
1 329 (29.30%) IBM
2 160 (14.25%) Microsoft
3 43 (3.83%) Cisco
4 42 (3.74%) Databricks
5 40 (3.56%) MathWorks
6 37 (3.29%) Google
7 29 (2.58%) Salesforce
8 27 (2.40%) SAP
9 23 (2.05%) Juniper
10 22 (1.96%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 21 (1.87%) Oracle
12 20 (1.78%) VMware
13 13 (1.16%) ServiceNow
14 7 (0.62%) Arista
14 7 (0.62%) New Relic
15 6 (0.53%) EMC
16 5 (0.45%) Adobe
16 5 (0.45%) Siemens
17 4 (0.36%) Barracuda Networks
17 4 (0.36%) Informatica