The median Development Team Lead salary in the UK excluding London is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
556
632
703
Rank change year-on-year
+76
+71
+44
Permanent jobs requiring a Development Team Leader
29
131
47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title
35,427
67,196
53,197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.64%
94.83%
89.21%
Number of salaries quoted
18,481
47,540
30,291
10th Percentile
£27,000
£26,750
£29,750
25th Percentile
£37,574
£35,000
£38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£51,645
£50,000
£53,000
Median % change year-on-year
+3.29%
-5.66%
+6.00%
75th Percentile
£65,000
£63,750
£68,750
90th Percentile
£77,500
£76,750
£81,250
UK median annual salary
£56,000
£52,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
+6.67%
-12.50%
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Development Team Leader Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Development Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Development Team Leader Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Team Leader in the UK excluding London.
Development Team Leader Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Team Leader in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
Development Team Leader Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Team Leader within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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.
Development Team Leader Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Development Team Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Development Team Leader in the job title.
Development Team Leader Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
