Team Leader Job Trends in Wales

Team Lead
UK > Wales

The median Team Lead salary in Wales is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 80 89
Rank change year-on-year +24 +9 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Team Leader 16 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.53% 0.23% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 0.24% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 16 2 3
10th Percentile - - £48,600
25th Percentile £28,500 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £30,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -41.18% -7.27%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £59,000
90th Percentile - - £62,600
UK median annual salary £53,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -15.20% -3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 928 835 928
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.80% 95.54% 96.67%
Number of salaries quoted 659 434 695
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,575 £29,700
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £49,000 £46,131
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% +6.22% -2.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £71,289
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Team Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Team Leader job vacancy trend in Wales

Team Leader
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Team Leader job vacancies in Wales

Team Leader
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Team Leader in Wales over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Team Leader in Wales

Team Leader
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Team Leader within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
South Wales +12 11 £50,000 +66.67% 5
North Wales - 5 £29,000 -
Team Leader
UK

Team Leader Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Team Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region featuring Team Leader in the job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Customer Service
2 6 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 5 (31.25%) Coaching
4 4 (25.00%) Statistics
5 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (18.75%) SLA
6 2 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (12.50%) People Management
6 2 (12.50%) Resource Allocation
6 2 (12.50%) Service Delivery
6 2 (12.50%) Time Management

Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 9 (56.25%) Telecoms
2 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Customer Service
2 6 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 5 (31.25%) Coaching
4 4 (25.00%) Statistics
5 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (12.50%) People Management
6 2 (12.50%) Resource Allocation
6 2 (12.50%) Service Delivery
6 2 (12.50%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) SLA