Technical Leader Job Trends in Swansea

Technical Lead
West Wales > Swansea

The median Technical Lead salary in Swansea is £69,973 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2026.

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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 0.41% - 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £58,619
25th Percentile £63,744 - £59,683
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,973 - £66,912
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.65%
75th Percentile £76,201 - £73,684
90th Percentile - - £74,474
West Wales median annual salary £69,973 - £66,912
% change year-on-year - - +18.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 225 51 165
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 89.47% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 138 30 148
10th Percentile - £21,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,104 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.36% +9.12% +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,762 £55,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £60,371 £66,421
West Wales median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +12.50%

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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 Swansea.

Technical Leader job vacancy trend in Swansea

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Swansea.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Swansea

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 Swansea region featuring Technical Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WLAN

Technical Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WLAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Architecture
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft