Technical Leadership Jobs

Technical Leadership
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Technical Leadership skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 182 189
Rank change year-on-year +75 +7 +28
Permanent jobs citing Technical Leadership 1,690 1,535 1,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.81% 1.54% 1.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.14% 1.86% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1,152 1,020 1,082
10th Percentile £59,307 £49,925 £50,010
25th Percentile £62,000 £58,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.62% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £107,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,600 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.59% +3.85% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Technical Leadership falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 53,902 82,463 80,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 89.66% 82.47% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 28,448 55,808 51,725
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership.

Salary trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leadership within the UK over the 6 months to 18 July 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
England +77 1,516 £70,600 -2.62% 1,092
UK excluding London +107 1,319 £70,600 +4.59% 721
Work from Home +57 783 £70,600 -2.62% 656
South East +141 776 £70,600 +1.58% 188
London +37 318 £97,500 +21.88% 486
North of England -2 204 £70,000 +6.93% 191
North West -3 133 £62,353 -12.02% 93
Wales +82 98 £70,600 +0.86% 24
East of England +25 82 £75,900 +16.77% 75
Yorkshire +29 69 £71,996 +21.00% 72
Midlands +1 60 £72,500 +3.57% 101
South West -2 60 £71,250 +5.56% 86
West Midlands +12 44 £75,000 +3.45% 63
Scotland +32 35 £74,870 -0.17% 58
East Midlands +14 16 £70,000 - 37
Northern Ireland +23 3 £71,250 +1.79% 19
North East +14 2 £76,250 +16.48% 26
Channel Islands - 2 £78,750 -

Technical Leadership
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:

Application Platforms
1 30 (1.78%) Apache Spark
2 20 (1.18%) CMS
3 15 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (0.71%) SharePoint
5 11 (0.65%) Confluence
6 10 (0.59%) Apache
6 10 (0.59%) Headless CMS
7 9 (0.53%) Appian
8 7 (0.41%) nginx
9 4 (0.24%) IIS
9 4 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.12%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.059%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.059%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.059%) CICS
11 1 (0.059%) IBM Notes
11 1 (0.059%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.059%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.059%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 63 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (2.49%) Simulink
3 9 (0.53%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.18%) CATIA
7 2 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.12%) Trello
8 1 (0.059%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.059%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.059%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (1.07%) Dynamics AX
2 11 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
3 7 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.24%) Oracle EBS R12
4 4 (0.24%) Orchestrade
5 3 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.12%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.059%) BASE24
7 1 (0.059%) FastStats
7 1 (0.059%) Magento
7 1 (0.059%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.059%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.059%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.059%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 315 (18.64%) Azure
2 272 (16.09%) AWS
3 122 (7.22%) GCP
4 64 (3.79%) Azure DevOps
5 61 (3.61%) Serverless
6 45 (2.66%) Power Platform
7 42 (2.49%) AWS Lambda
8 36 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
8 36 (2.13%) SaaS
9 35 (2.07%) GitHub
10 29 (1.72%) Amazon S3
10 29 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
11 28 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
12 27 (1.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 26 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
13 26 (1.54%) Snowflake
14 24 (1.42%) Azure Service Bus
15 23 (1.36%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
16 22 (1.30%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 20 (1.18%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 58 (3.43%) Network Security
2 47 (2.78%) WAN
3 37 (2.19%) Firewall
4 36 (2.13%) VPN
5 32 (1.89%) LAN
6 27 (1.60%) DNS
7 26 (1.54%) TCP/IP
8 23 (1.36%) BGP
9 18 (1.07%) Junos
9 18 (1.07%) SD-WAN
10 16 (0.95%) MPLS
11 13 (0.77%) IPsec
11 13 (0.77%) Multicast
12 12 (0.71%) Cisco IOS
13 10 (0.59%) OSPF
13 10 (0.59%) VLAN
14 9 (0.53%) DHCP
14 9 (0.53%) Modbus
14 9 (0.53%) MQTT
15 8 (0.47%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (4.20%) NoSQL
2 40 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
2 40 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 39 (2.31%) Data Lake
4 36 (2.13%) MongoDB
5 35 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
6 32 (1.89%) Relational Database
7 30 (1.78%) Big Data
8 26 (1.54%) Hadoop
8 26 (1.54%) Power BI
9 23 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
10 22 (1.30%) Elasticsearch
11 21 (1.24%) Metadata
12 17 (1.01%) RDBMS
13 13 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
13 13 (0.77%) BigQuery
14 12 (0.71%) MySQL
15 9 (0.53%) DynamoDB
15 9 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 6 (0.36%) Redis
Development Applications
1 618 (36.57%) Rational DOORS
2 91 (5.38%) JIRA
3 72 (4.26%) Git
4 32 (1.89%) Jenkins
5 29 (1.72%) GitLab
6 23 (1.36%) Visual Studio
7 20 (1.18%) MSBuild
7 20 (1.18%) Octopus Deploy
7 20 (1.18%) Team Foundation Server
8 11 (0.65%) Selenium
9 9 (0.53%) Robot Framework
10 8 (0.47%) Snyk
11 7 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
12 6 (0.36%) JUnit
12 6 (0.36%) Storybook
13 4 (0.24%) Bitbucket
13 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
13 4 (0.24%) Maven
13 4 (0.24%) Mockito
14 3 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
General
1 655 (38.76%) Electronics
2 428 (25.33%) Social Skills
3 230 (13.61%) Finance
4 106 (6.27%) Law
5 83 (4.91%) Analytical Skills
6 76 (4.50%) Banking
7 65 (3.85%) Public Sector
8 58 (3.43%) Retail
9 51 (3.02%) Aerospace
10 44 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 39 (2.31%) Marketing
12 26 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
13 25 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (0.83%) Games
14 14 (0.83%) Manufacturing
15 10 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
16 9 (0.53%) Advertising
16 9 (0.53%) Investment Banking
17 8 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (0.47%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 615 (36.39%) Systems Engineer
2 414 (24.50%) Senior
3 395 (23.37%) Lead
4 345 (20.41%) Principal Engineer
5 323 (19.11%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 277 (16.39%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 255 (15.09%) Architect
8 109 (6.45%) Software Engineer
9 86 (5.09%) Developer
10 74 (4.38%) Solutions Architect
11 68 (4.02%) Lead Software Engineer
12 63 (3.73%) Team Leader
13 61 (3.61%) Technical Leader
14 55 (3.25%) System Design Authority
14 55 (3.25%) Technical Architect
15 51 (3.02%) Lead Systems Engineer
16 39 (2.31%) Senior Software Engineer
17 38 (2.25%) Radar Engineer
18 34 (2.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
19 32 (1.89%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (5.68%) .NET
2 82 (4.85%) Kafka
3 77 (4.56%) React
4 72 (4.26%) REST
5 58 (3.43%) CSS
6 57 (3.37%) HTML
7 53 (3.14%) Node.js
8 38 (2.25%) SOAP
9 36 (2.13%) Middleware
10 32 (1.89%) AngularJS
10 32 (1.89%) JSON
11 31 (1.83%) XML
12 27 (1.60%) React Native
12 27 (1.60%) Spring
13 25 (1.48%) GraphQL
13 25 (1.48%) RESTful
14 24 (1.42%) gRPC
14 24 (1.42%) Spring Boot
15 23 (1.36%) ASP.NET
15 23 (1.36%) Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 650 (38.46%) Algorithms
2 100 (5.92%) Cloud Native
3 61 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
4 57 (3.37%) Product Ownership
5 49 (2.90%) Management Information System
6 26 (1.54%) Virtual Team
7 25 (1.48%) Mobile App
7 25 (1.48%) Public Cloud
8 23 (1.36%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
10 19 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
10 19 (1.12%) FMCG
10 19 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
10 19 (1.12%) Private Cloud
11 18 (1.07%) Data Structures
11 18 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
11 18 (1.07%) IoT
12 15 (0.89%) NHS
13 13 (0.77%) Derivative
14 12 (0.71%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 63 (3.73%) Linux
2 55 (3.25%) Windows
3 19 (1.12%) Unix
3 19 (1.12%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.59%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.36%) Android
6 4 (0.24%) CentOS
6 4 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.12%) Debian
9 1 (0.059%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.059%) Solaris
9 1 (0.059%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.059%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.059%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.059%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 755 (44.67%) Systems Engineering
2 629 (37.22%) Signal Processing
3 440 (26.04%) Mentoring
4 437 (25.86%) Agile
5 323 (19.11%) Test Planning
6 267 (15.80%) DevOps
7 260 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
8 252 (14.91%) Software Engineering
9 239 (14.14%) CI/CD
10 209 (12.37%) Continuous Improvement
11 192 (11.36%) Microservices
12 168 (9.94%) Roadmaps
13 158 (9.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 157 (9.29%) Computer Science
15 132 (7.81%) Analytics
16 127 (7.51%) Coaching
17 124 (7.34%) Architectural Design
17 124 (7.34%) Project Management
18 117 (6.92%) Stakeholder Management
19 111 (6.57%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 179 (10.59%) SQL
2 157 (9.29%) Python
3 149 (8.82%) Java
4 136 (8.05%) JavaScript
5 127 (7.51%) C#
6 77 (4.56%) R
7 72 (4.26%) TypeScript
8 56 (3.31%) C++
9 24 (1.42%) Apex Code
10 23 (1.36%) C
11 21 (1.24%) PowerShell
12 15 (0.89%) Go
13 14 (0.83%) MATLAB
14 12 (0.71%) Kotlin
14 12 (0.71%) PHP
15 11 (0.65%) Scala
16 8 (0.47%) Bash
17 7 (0.41%) Rust
18 6 (0.36%) Ruby
19 5 (0.30%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 754 (44.62%) BPSS Clearance
2 291 (17.22%) Degree
3 108 (6.39%) Security Cleared
4 89 (5.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 82 (4.85%) SC Cleared
6 62 (3.67%) Chartered Engineer
7 53 (3.14%) Master's Degree
8 43 (2.54%) AWS Certification
9 37 (2.19%) CCNP
9 37 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
10 31 (1.83%) Azure Certification
10 31 (1.83%) CCNA
11 21 (1.24%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 21 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
12 20 (1.18%) DV Cleared
13 18 (1.07%) JNCIS
14 12 (0.71%) JNCIA
15 11 (0.65%) PhD
16 10 (0.59%) PMI Certification
16 10 (0.59%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 641 (37.93%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 69 (4.08%) QA
3 67 (3.96%) GDPR
4 54 (3.20%) Data Quality
5 28 (1.66%) GxP
5 28 (1.66%) HIPAA
6 27 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (0.89%) Accessibility
8 12 (0.71%) SOC 2
9 10 (0.59%) SLA
10 9 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 9 (0.53%) NIST
10 9 (0.53%) PMO
11 6 (0.36%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 3 (0.18%) PMBOK
14 2 (0.12%) COBIT
14 2 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
14 2 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 96 (5.68%) Docker
2 23 (1.36%) Active Directory
3 16 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.71%) Firmware
5 10 (0.59%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.18%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.18%) vSphere
9 2 (0.12%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.059%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.059%) KVM
10 1 (0.059%) NFS
10 1 (0.059%) SRDF
10 1 (0.059%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.059%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.059%) Xen
Systems Management
1 107 (6.33%) Terraform
2 102 (6.04%) Kubernetes
3 50 (2.96%) Ansible
4 25 (1.48%) Prometheus
5 24 (1.42%) Grafana
6 13 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (0.47%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.24%) SCCM
8 4 (0.24%) SCOM
9 3 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 3 (0.18%) Puppet
9 3 (0.18%) WSUS
10 2 (0.12%) Nessus
10 2 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.12%) WMI
11 1 (0.059%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.059%) SCOrch
11 1 (0.059%) vRealize
11 1 (0.059%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 650 (38.46%) IBM
2 190 (11.24%) Microsoft
3 61 (3.61%) Google
4 49 (2.90%) Databricks
5 40 (2.37%) MathWorks
6 37 (2.19%) Cisco
6 37 (2.19%) SAP
7 34 (2.01%) Salesforce
8 31 (1.83%) VMware
9 29 (1.72%) Oracle
10 22 (1.30%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 20 (1.18%) Juniper
12 17 (1.01%) Guidewire
13 13 (0.77%) ServiceNow
14 12 (0.71%) Autodesk
14 12 (0.71%) Foundry
15 9 (0.53%) Palantir
16 8 (0.47%) Black Duck
16 8 (0.47%) Siemens
16 8 (0.47%) UiPath