Software Development Team Lead
UK
The median Software Development Team Lead salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 704 | 800 | 934 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +96 | +134 | +221 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Development Team Leader | 7 | 110 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.11% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.11% | 0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 109 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £81,000 | £55,000 | £44,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | £63,750 | £45,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.03% | +3.57% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,750 | £80,000 | £75,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £95,000 | £72,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.03% | +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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £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 | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Software Development Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Development Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Development Team Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Development Team Leader.
Software Development Team Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Development Team Leader over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Software Development Team Leader
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Development Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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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| UK excluding London | +94 | 7 | £95,000 | +31.03% | 11 |
| South East | +66 | 7 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 4 |
| England | +62 | 7 | £95,000 | +31.03% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +113 | 1 | £80,000 | +28.00% | 7 |
Software Development Team Leader Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Software 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 Software Development Team Leader in the job title.
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Software 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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