Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 352 | 393 | 402 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +9 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 785 | 858 | 1,411 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.80% | 0.82% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 624 | 637 | 723 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £45,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,333 | £56,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -6.45% | +17.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £112,500 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | +10.66% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Technical 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 Technical Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 | +71 | 722 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 128 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 540 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 92 |
| Work from Home | +84 | 395 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 55 |
| London | +62 | 209 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 47 |
| North of England | +39 | 176 | £73,805 | -2.57% | 18 |
| Midlands | +27 | 108 | £73,805 | +18.09% | 19 |
| South East | +20 | 107 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 23 |
| North West | +21 | 101 | £79,932 | +6.58% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 66 | £74,402 | +19.04% | 12 |
| South West | +6 | 62 | £63,749 | +44.89% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 53 | £73,805 | +1.80% | 4 |
| East of England | +44 | 44 | £70,000 | +50.54% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 42 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 7 |
| Wales | +24 | 23 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 3 |
| North East | +18 | 22 | £73,805 | -17.07% | 1 |
| Scotland | -71 | 18 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Technical 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 Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical 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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