Technical Leader Job Trends in Glasgow

Technical Lead
Scotland > Glasgow

As of 12 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Lead salary in Glasgow.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 62 126
Rank change year-on-year +17 +64 -33
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 8 8 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.21% 1.16% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 1.19% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £70,000
25th Percentile - £62,500 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - -27.78% +12.50%
75th Percentile - £67,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £85,572
% change year-on-year -4.35% -32.81% +22.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 605 671 1,248
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 96.97% 97.73%
Number of salaries quoted 351 302 512
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £28,820
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,063 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,700 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -10.71%

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Technical Leader job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Glasgow

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 12 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 Glasgow region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Asset Management
2 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (62.50%) Business Strategy
3 5 (62.50%) Cisco
3 5 (62.50%) Cisco CUCM
3 5 (62.50%) ERP
3 5 (62.50%) Firewall
3 5 (62.50%) HNC
3 5 (62.50%) SLA
3 5 (62.50%) Statistics
3 5 (62.50%) VMware
3 5 (62.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) Change Management
4 2 (25.00%) Investment Management
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) Wealth Management
5 1 (12.50%) ACCA
5 1 (12.50%) AI
5 1 (12.50%) AI Transformation
5 1 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (12.50%) API Development
5 1 (12.50%) AWS
5 1 (12.50%) AWS Certification
5 1 (12.50%) Azure
5 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Business Impact Analysis

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

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (12.50%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
General
1 5 (62.50%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Finance
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (25.00%) Law
3 2 (25.00%) Private Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Driving Licence
2 1 (12.50%) AI Agents
2 1 (12.50%) Cloud Native
2 1 (12.50%) e-Learning
2 1 (12.50%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Asset Management
2 6 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (62.50%) Business Strategy
3 5 (62.50%) ERP
3 5 (62.50%) Statistics
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) Change Management
4 2 (25.00%) Investment Management
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) Wealth Management
5 1 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (12.50%) API Development
5 1 (12.50%) Contingency Planning
5 1 (12.50%) Data Engineering
5 1 (12.50%) Data Privacy
5 1 (12.50%) Data Science
5 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Resource Allocation
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) HNC
3 1 (12.50%) ACCA
3 1 (12.50%) AWS Certification
3 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (62.50%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (62.50%) Cisco
2 5 (62.50%) VMware