Software Team Leader Job Trends
Software Team Lead
UK
The median Software Team Lead salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 699 | 620 | 511 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | -109 | +175 |
| Permanent Software Team Leader jobs | 120 | 41 | 243 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.099% | 0.083% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.092% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73 | 30 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,000 | £56,176 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £55,498 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | -11.11% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £142,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | - | £165,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +14.29% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 111,434 | 44,511 | 65,398 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.17% | 90.16% | 95.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75,024 | 26,375 | 37,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,250 | £52,500 | £56,509 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.86% | -7.09% | -5.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
Software Team Leader Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Software Team Leader job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Software Team Leader Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Software Team Leader job vacancies in the UK.
Software Team Leader Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for Software Team Leader jobs over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Software Team Leader Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Software Team Leader jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 25 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -108 | 95 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | -98 | 86 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 25 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 50 | £77,500 | +76.14% | 17 |
| South East | -37 | 36 | £77,500 | -22.50% | 6 |
| South West | -69 | 19 | £65,000 | -21.21% | |
| East Midlands | -33 | 14 | £95,000 | +46.15% | 1 |
| Midlands | -44 | 14 | £95,000 | +46.15% | 4 |
| North of England | -78 | 14 | £77,500 | +40.91% | 7 |
| London | -63 | 11 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 11 |
| North East | - | 10 | £77,500 | - | |
| North West | -38 | 4 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 6 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £71,250 | - | 1 |
| East of England | -43 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Software Team Leader Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Software Team Leader job ads cited 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 Software Team Leader job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 60.0% | 72 |
| 2 | Mentoring | 35.0% | 42 |
| 3 | Coaching | 30.0% | 36 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 22.5% | 27 |
| 4 | Continuous Improvement | 22.5% | 27 |
| 6 | Java | 21.7% | 26 |
| 7 | DevOps | 20.8% | 25 |
| 8 | C# | 20.0% | 24 |
| 9 | AWS | 19.2% | 23 |
| 9 | Clean Code | 19.2% | 23 |
| 9 | Continuous Deployment | 19.2% | 23 |
| 9 | GCP | 19.2% | 23 |
| 9 | Test Automation | 19.2% | 23 |
| 14 | Fintech | 18.3% | 22 |
| 14 | Grafana | 18.3% | 22 |
| 14 | Microservices | 18.3% | 22 |
| 14 | TeamCity | 18.3% | 22 |
| 18 | SaaS | 17.5% | 21 |
| 19 | Amazon EKS | 16.7% | 20 |
| 19 | Deployment Automation | 16.7% | 20 |
| 19 | Disruptive Innovation | 16.7% | 20 |
| 19 | Kubernetes | 16.7% | 20 |
| 19 | Technical Leadership | 16.7% | 20 |
| 19 | Terraform | 16.7% | 20 |
| 25 | Embedded Firmware | 15.0% | 18 |
| 25 | Firmware | 15.0% | 18 |
| 27 | Code Quality | 13.3% | 16 |
| 28 | Agile | 11.7% | 14 |
| 28 | AI | 11.7% | 14 |
| 28 | Mathematics | 11.7% | 14 |
Software Team Leader Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Leader | 98.3% | 118 |
| 2 | Lead Software Engineer | 24.2% | 29 |
| 3 | Software Development Team Leader | 13.3% | 16 |
| 4 | Software Engineering Team Leader | 10.0% | 12 |
| 5 | Software Manager | 9.2% | 11 |
| 6 | C++ Team Leader | 5.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Support Team Leader | 4.2% | 5 |
| 8 | C# Software Engineer | 3.3% | 4 |
| 9 | .NET Software Developer | 2.5% | 3 |
| 9 | .NET Team Leader | 2.5% | 3 |
| 9 | C# .NET Developer | 2.5% | 3 |
| 9 | C# Software Developer | 2.5% | 3 |
| 9 | Lead .NET Developer | 2.5% | 3 |
| 9 | Lead C# Developer | 2.5% | 3 |
| 9 | Lead Software Developer | 2.5% | 3 |
| 16 | Senior Software Engineer | 1.7% | 2 |
| 17 | Software Engineering Manager | 0.8% | 1 |