Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 499 | 346 | 404 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -153 | +58 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 223 | 799 | 814 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.81% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.85% | 0.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 148 | 631 | 614 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,875 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £61,360 | £56,219 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +3.45% | -6.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,000 | £94,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,750 | £122,500 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +7.69% | -3.70% |
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 | 49,912 | 93,707 | 92,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,050 | 67,086 | 58,518 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
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 14 May 2025.
Technical 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 Technical Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 | -176 | 193 | £81,450 | +8.60% | 377 |
| UK excluding London | -103 | 139 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 312 |
| London | -28 | 62 | £100,000 | +8.99% | 127 |
| Work from Home | -136 | 60 | £75,000 | - | 220 |
| North of England | -58 | 54 | £67,037 | -9.17% | 93 |
| North West | -46 | 46 | £67,037 | -16.13% | 51 |
| Midlands | -22 | 31 | £77,500 | +10.71% | 40 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 28 | £77,500 | +5.01% | 24 |
| South West | +68 | 22 | £67,500 | +5.88% | 37 |
| South East | +6 | 15 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 91 |
| Scotland | +115 | 14 | £63,000 | -16.00% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 6 | £80,000 | +8.39% | 30 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 3 | £74,250 | +14.23% | 14 |
| North East | +24 | 2 | £73,519 | -0.39% | 12 |
| East of England | +4 | 2 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 35 |
| Wales | +20 | 1 | £27,000 | -61.43% | 7 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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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