Team Lead
UK
The median Team Lead salary in the UK is £58,780 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 279 | 234 | 377 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +143 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader | 541 | 1,236 | 914 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 1.26% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.15% | 1.33% | 0.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 460 | 1,048 | 725 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,250 | £31,250 | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £43,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,780 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.87% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,938 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,250 | £95,000 | £97,290 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,793 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.59% | -6.54% | +7.00% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Team Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Team Leader.
Team Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Team Leader over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Team Leader
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | -57 | 482 | £54,793 | -3.02% | 265 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 438 | £54,793 | +9.59% | 203 |
| North of England | -21 | 174 | £54,793 | +5.20% | 62 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 163 | £54,793 | -15.70% | 140 |
| North West | +47 | 150 | £54,793 | +5.20% | 39 |
| South East | +23 | 108 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 48 |
| London | -6 | 84 | £85,000 | +9.68% | 101 |
| South West | +33 | 48 | £60,000 | +11.63% | 24 |
| Midlands | -4 | 43 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 25 |
| Scotland | +122 | 27 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 26 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 24 | £34,500 | -42.50% | 17 |
| East of England | -31 | 23 | £47,500 | -2.06% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 17 | £50,000 | - | 16 |
| Wales | +48 | 14 | £77,500 | +24.00% | 12 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Team Leader in the job title.
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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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