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 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 473 | 330 | 411 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -143 | +81 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 244 | 863 | 757 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.84% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.88% | 0.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 679 | 569 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,793 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,000 | £61,250 | £56,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +7.14% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £122,500 | £116,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,037 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +12.00% | -7.41% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 30 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 30 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 | -185 | 200 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 874 |
| UK excluding London | -108 | 154 | £67,037 | -4.23% | 861 |
| London | -37 | 67 | £100,000 | +4.32% | 123 |
| Work from Home | -145 | 66 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 521 |
| North of England | -69 | 58 | £67,037 | -9.17% | 186 |
| North West | -48 | 51 | £65,000 | -18.68% | 88 |
| Scotland | +123 | 26 | £63,000 | +3.03% | 30 |
| Midlands | -11 | 24 | £83,750 | +13.48% | 154 |
| South West | +61 | 22 | £73,750 | +24.21% | 103 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 21 | £77,500 | +5.01% | 82 |
| South East | -9 | 19 | £84,125 | +29.42% | 248 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 5 | £80,725 | +9.38% | 78 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 3 | £90,000 | +38.46% | 62 |
| East of England | +5 | 3 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 130 |
| North East | +25 | 2 | £73,519 | -0.39% | 20 |
| Wales | +21 | 2 | £44,750 | -36.07% | 23 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 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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