Team Lead
UK
The median Team Lead salary in the UK is £54,793 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 213 | 233 | 384 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +151 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader | 829 | 1,258 | 873 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.50% | 1.27% | 0.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.66% | 1.34% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 457 | 1,071 | 693 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £31,250 | £36,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £43,269 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,793 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.38% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,793 | £52,084 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -0.79% | +5.00% |
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 | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 12 May 2025.
Team Leader
Top 17 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 12 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 | +14 | 771 | £54,793 | -3.02% | 293 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 528 | £54,793 | +5.20% | 246 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 449 | £54,793 | -15.70% | 190 |
| North of England | -24 | 193 | £54,793 | +5.20% | 67 |
| London | +79 | 173 | £87,500 | +12.90% | 110 |
| North West | +33 | 165 | £54,793 | +5.20% | 40 |
| South East | +27 | 137 | £60,000 | - | 65 |
| South West | +28 | 54 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 24 |
| East of England | -11 | 53 | £47,500 | - | 31 |
| Midlands | -16 | 50 | £36,250 | -27.50% | 28 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 30 | £35,000 | -6.67% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 27 | £34,500 | -42.50% | 19 |
| Scotland | +106 | 25 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 20 | £50,000 | - | 20 |
| Wales | +44 | 15 | £77,500 | +24.00% | 10 |
| North East | -8 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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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