Hybrid/Remote Technical Leader Job Trends
Technical Lead
UK > Work from Home
The median Technical Lead salary for remote/hybrid work is £87,431 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 286 | 350 | 286 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | -64 | +63 |
| Permanent Technical Leader jobs | 195 | 66 | 192 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.76% | 0.40% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.81% | 0.43% | 0.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 162 | 51 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | £53,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £66,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,431 | £85,000 | £88,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -4.23% | +18.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £130,000 | £148,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £87,500 | £80,000 | £75,150 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | +6.45% | -6.06% |
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 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,075 | 15,463 | 19,342 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.96% | 94.55% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,246 | 8,819 | 12,146 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
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 30 October 2026.
Technical Leader Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 30 October 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 | 37.9% | 74 |
| 2 | Technical Leadership | 33.3% | 65 |
| 3 | Agile | 29.2% | 57 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 29.2% | 57 |
| 5 | Coaching | 25.1% | 49 |
| 6 | AWS | 23.1% | 45 |
| 7 | Azure | 19.0% | 37 |
| 8 | AI | 15.9% | 31 |
| 8 | Architectural Patterns | 15.9% | 31 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 15.9% | 31 |
| 8 | Microservices | 15.9% | 31 |
| 8 | SQL | 15.9% | 31 |
| 13 | Security Cleared | 15.4% | 30 |
| 14 | Infrastructure as Code | 14.9% | 29 |
| 14 | Site Reliability Engineering | 14.9% | 29 |
| 16 | DevOps | 14.4% | 28 |
| 17 | Full-Stack Development | 13.8% | 27 |
| 17 | SC Cleared | 13.8% | 27 |
| 17 | Terraform | 13.8% | 27 |
| 20 | Python | 12.8% | 25 |
| 21 | Decision-Making | 12.3% | 24 |
| 21 | REST | 12.3% | 24 |
| 21 | Roadmaps | 12.3% | 24 |
| 21 | TypeScript | 12.3% | 24 |
| 25 | Observability | 10.8% | 21 |
| 25 | User Experience | 10.8% | 21 |
| 27 | Digital Transformation Programme | 10.3% | 20 |
| 27 | Docker | 10.3% | 20 |
| 29 | SaaS | 9.7% | 19 |
| 29 | Waterfall | 9.7% | 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 | 26.2% | 51 |
| 1 | Technical Architect | 26.2% | 51 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Engineer | 9.2% | 18 |
| 4 | Technical Engineer | 7.2% | 14 |
| 5 | Lead Developer | 3.1% | 6 |
| 5 | Technical Developer | 3.1% | 6 |
| 7 | Technical Support | 2.6% | 5 |
| 8 | Lead Java Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Salesforce Technical Leader | 1.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Senior Java Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | Infrastructure Technical Architect | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Integration Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Lead C# Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Lead Python Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Project Engineer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Technical Delivery Manager | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Technical Project Leader | 1.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Technical Team Leader | 1.0% | 2 |
| 19 | .NET Developer - Fintech | 0.5% | 1 |
| 19 | .NET Team Leader | 0.5% | 1 |