Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead salary in the UK is £75,075 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 311 | 431 | 445 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +14 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 780 | 565 | 1,427 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.86% | 0.70% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.91% | 0.76% | 0.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 626 | 451 | 725 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £47,500 | £47,559 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,075 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.55% | -9.38% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £93,750 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £125,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -10.71% | +12.00% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 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 26 July 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 | +117 | 689 | £79,932 | +10.25% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +130 | 499 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 360 | £79,932 | +10.25% | 27 |
| London | +62 | 245 | £102,500 | +13.89% | 23 |
| North of England | +103 | 164 | £75,150 | +11.33% | 6 |
| South East | +43 | 97 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 7 |
| North West | +57 | 94 | £79,932 | +16.26% | 5 |
| Midlands | +12 | 91 | £73,805 | +18.09% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 67 | £74,477 | +14.58% | 3 |
| South West | +13 | 56 | £60,000 | +1.69% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 54 | £73,805 | +12.94% | 1 |
| Wales | +55 | 33 | £67,500 | +42.11% | |
| East of England | +22 | 32 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 2 |
| Scotland | -37 | 28 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 24 | £70,000 | +55.56% | 2 |
| North East | +8 | 20 | £73,902 | -5.25% | |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 4 | £66,975 | - | 4 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 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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