Software Team Lead
UK
The median Software Team Lead salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 606 | 642 | 883 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | +241 | +194 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Team Leader | 96 | 271 | 85 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.097% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 245 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £44,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £63,750 | £55,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +3.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £95,000 | £76,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £165,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | -7.14% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £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% | +6.49% |
Software Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Team Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Team Leader.
Software Team Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Team Leader over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Software Team Leader
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 | +80 | 89 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 26 |
| England | +1 | 78 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 35 |
| South East | +76 | 52 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 14 | £70,000 | -48.15% | 22 |
| Wales | +48 | 12 | £77,500 | +24.00% | 2 |
| North of England | -21 | 11 | £77,500 | +10.71% | 10 |
| North West | 0 | 10 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 4 |
| South West | +96 | 7 | £67,500 | - | 1 |
| London | +43 | 6 | £95,000 | -29.63% | 12 |
| Scotland | +123 | 5 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 1 |
| East of England | +43 | 2 | £82,500 | +37.50% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 1 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 5 |
Software Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Software 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 Team Leader in the job title.
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Software 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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