Hybrid/Remote Technical Leader Job Trends
Technical Lead
UK > Work from Home
The median Technical Lead salary for remote/hybrid work is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 271 | 323 | 290 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | -33 | +65 |
| Permanent Technical Leader jobs | 199 | 70 | 178 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.78% | 0.44% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.83% | 0.47% | 0.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 167 | 53 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,250 | £67,750 | £53,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +2.94% | +12.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £118,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £126,250 | £148,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £87,431 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.29% | +6.67% | -6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,084 | 14,812 | 19,015 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.18% | 94.01% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,024 | 9,066 | 11,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,343 | £55,216 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.28% | -7.97% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,725 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,750 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Technical Leader Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Technical Leader job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Technical Leader job vacancies.
Technical Leader Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Technical Leader jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Technical Leader Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Technical Leader job ads cited 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 Technical Leader jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mentoring | 35.7% | 71 |
| 2 | Technical Leadership | 32.7% | 65 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 26.6% | 53 |
| 4 | Agile | 26.1% | 52 |
| 5 | Coaching | 23.6% | 47 |
| 6 | AWS | 22.6% | 45 |
| 7 | Azure | 17.1% | 34 |
| 7 | Site Reliability Engineering | 17.1% | 34 |
| 9 | Security Cleared | 16.6% | 33 |
| 10 | SQL | 16.1% | 32 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 15.6% | 31 |
| 12 | Architectural Patterns | 15.1% | 30 |
| 12 | SC Cleared | 15.1% | 30 |
| 14 | AI | 14.6% | 29 |
| 14 | Microservices | 14.6% | 29 |
| 16 | Infrastructure as Code | 14.1% | 28 |
| 17 | Terraform | 13.6% | 27 |
| 18 | DevOps | 13.1% | 26 |
| 18 | Roadmaps | 13.1% | 26 |
| 20 | Full-Stack Development | 12.6% | 25 |
| 20 | REST | 12.6% | 25 |
| 22 | Decision-Making | 12.1% | 24 |
| 23 | Python | 11.6% | 23 |
| 24 | TypeScript | 11.1% | 22 |
| 25 | User Experience | 10.6% | 21 |
| 26 | Docker | 10.1% | 20 |
| 26 | Observability | 10.1% | 20 |
| 28 | Digital Transformation Programme | 9.5% | 19 |
| 28 | SaaS | 9.5% | 19 |
| 28 | Waterfall | 9.5% | 19 |
Technical Leader Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Architect | 26.1% | 52 |
| 1 | Technical Architect | 26.1% | 52 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Engineer | 9.0% | 18 |
| 4 | Technical Engineer | 7.0% | 14 |
| 5 | Lead Developer | 3.0% | 6 |
| 5 | Technical Developer | 3.0% | 6 |
| 5 | Technical Support | 3.0% | 6 |
| 8 | Lead Java Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Salesforce Technical Leader | 1.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Senior Java Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Technical Manager | 1.5% | 3 |
| 12 | AWS Architect | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Integration Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Lead C# Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Lead Python Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Project Engineer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Technical Delivery Manager | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Technical Project Leader | 1.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Technical Team Leader | 1.0% | 2 |
| 20 | .NET Developer - Fintech | 0.5% | 1 |