Team Leader Job Trends in South Wales

Team Lead
Wales > South Wales

The median Team Lead salary in South Wales is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 65 68
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader 11 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 1.41% 0.32% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.57% 0.33% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 3
10th Percentile £28,500 - £48,600
25th Percentile £32,000 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £30,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -41.18% +2.00%
75th Percentile - - £59,000
90th Percentile - - £62,600
Wales median annual salary £33,000 £30,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -41.18% -7.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 699 614 587
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.39% 97.62% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 502 327 454
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,050 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £39,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.17%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,063
90th Percentile £78,790 £78,340 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £48,500 £49,000 £46,131
% change year-on-year -1.02% +6.22% -2.88%

Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Team Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Team Leader job vacancy trend in South Wales

Team Leader
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in South Wales

Team Leader
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Team Leader in South Wales over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Team Leader in South Wales

Team Leader
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Team Leader within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Cardiff - 6 £50,000 - 2
Bridgend - 3 £29,000 -
Glamorgan - 2 £36,000 -
Team Leader
Wales

Team Leader Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 South Wales region featuring Team Leader in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
2 5 (45.45%) Coaching
2 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
3 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (27.27%) SLA
4 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (18.18%) People Management
4 2 (18.18%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (18.18%) Service Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Time Management

Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 5 (45.45%) Telecoms
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
2 5 (45.45%) Coaching
2 5 (45.45%) Customer Service
3 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (18.18%) People Management
4 2 (18.18%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (18.18%) Service Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) SLA