Software Engineering Team Leader Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Software Engineering Team Lead
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Software Engineering Team Lead salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineering Team Leader 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 518 659 275
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.82% 97.63% 96.49%
Number of salaries quoted 370 315 239
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,350
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +0.96% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,991 £64,375
90th Percentile £77,500 £93,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Software Engineering Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineering Team Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Software Engineering Team Leader job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Software Engineering Team Leader Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, Software Engineering Team 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Software Engineering Team Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Software Engineering Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree