Technical Design Leader Job Trends

Technical Design Lead
UK

As of 9 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Design Lead salary in the UK.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Design Leader 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 66,178 40,037 79,004
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 90.84% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 42,020 23,148 60,868
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -5.66%

Technical Design Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Design Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technical Design Leader job vacancy trend in the UK

Technical Design Leader
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Technical Design Leader job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Design Leader job vacancies in the UK

Technical Design Leader
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Design Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 9 March 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Northern Ireland - 11 - - 4
UK excluding London - 11 - - 5

Technical Design Leader Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 March 2026, Technical Design Leader job roles required 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 job ads featuring Technical Design Leader in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 11 (100.00%) Logistics
1 11 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 11 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 11 (100.00%) Revit
1 11 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 11 (100.00%) TETRA

Technical Design Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 11 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 11 (100.00%) Revit
Communications & Networking
1 11 (100.00%) TETRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Logistics
1 11 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 11 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 11 (100.00%) Technical Leadership