Development Team Lead
UK
The median Development Team Lead salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 675 | 763 | 900 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +137 | +139 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Team Leader | 34 | 149 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.061% | 0.14% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.068% | 0.15% | 0.070% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 138 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,750 | £57,625 | £45,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £64,063 | £52,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.41% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £72,500 | £72,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.09% | -17.86% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Development Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Team Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Team Leader.
Development Team Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Development Team Leader over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Development Team Leader
Top 11 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 30 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.
| 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 |
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| England | +49 | 27 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 174 |
| UK excluding London | +80 | 24 | £72,500 | - | 172 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 15 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 185 |
| South East | +63 | 10 | £90,000 | - | 46 |
| London | +110 | 5 | £82,500 | -26.67% | 25 |
| South West | +107 | 5 | £72,500 | +45.00% | 20 |
| North West | +10 | 5 | £87,500 | +16.67% | 25 |
| North of England | 0 | 5 | £87,500 | +25.00% | 43 |
| Scotland | +119 | 3 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 6 |
| Midlands | +61 | 1 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 31 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 1 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 13 |
Development Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 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 featuring Development Team Leader in the job title.
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Development Team Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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