Hybrid/Remote Technical Leader Job Trends
Technical Lead
UK > Work from Home
The median Technical Lead salary for remote/hybrid work is £90,052 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 275 | 323 | 295 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | -28 | +46 |
| Permanent Technical Leader jobs | 201 | 72 | 179 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.79% | 0.46% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.84% | 0.49% | 0.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 169 | 54 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £74,250 | £67,875 | £53,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,563 | £62,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,052 | £88,750 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.47% | +7.58% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £116,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £124,375 | £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 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,028 | 14,770 | 19,240 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.25% | 93.88% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,980 | 9,138 | 12,034 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £55,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.91% | -7.50% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,188 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £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 14 November 2026.
Technical Leader Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 14 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 | 34.8% | 70 |
| 2 | Technical Leadership | 31.8% | 64 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 26.4% | 53 |
| 4 | Agile | 25.4% | 51 |
| 5 | Coaching | 22.9% | 46 |
| 6 | AWS | 21.9% | 44 |
| 7 | Site Reliability Engineering | 17.9% | 36 |
| 8 | Azure | 16.9% | 34 |
| 8 | Security Cleared | 16.9% | 34 |
| 10 | SQL | 15.9% | 32 |
| 11 | SC Cleared | 15.4% | 31 |
| 12 | Continuous Improvement | 14.9% | 30 |
| 13 | AI | 14.4% | 29 |
| 13 | Architectural Patterns | 14.4% | 29 |
| 13 | Microservices | 14.4% | 29 |
| 16 | Infrastructure as Code | 13.9% | 28 |
| 17 | Terraform | 13.4% | 27 |
| 18 | DevOps | 12.9% | 26 |
| 18 | Roadmaps | 12.9% | 26 |
| 20 | Full-Stack Development | 12.4% | 25 |
| 20 | REST | 12.4% | 25 |
| 22 | Decision-Making | 11.9% | 24 |
| 23 | Python | 11.4% | 23 |
| 24 | TypeScript | 10.9% | 22 |
| 25 | User Experience | 10.4% | 21 |
| 26 | Docker | 10.0% | 20 |
| 26 | Observability | 10.0% | 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 | 24.9% | 50 |
| 1 | Technical Architect | 24.9% | 50 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Engineer | 9.0% | 18 |
| 4 | Technical Engineer | 7.0% | 14 |
| 5 | Lead Developer | 4.0% | 8 |
| 5 | Technical Developer | 4.0% | 8 |
| 7 | Technical Support | 3.0% | 6 |
| 8 | Lead .NET Developer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Lead C# Developer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 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 |
| 14 | .NET Developer - Fintech | 1.0% | 2 |
| 14 | AWS Architect | 1.0% | 2 |
| 14 | C# .NET Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Integration Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Lead Python Developer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Project Engineer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Technical Delivery Manager | 1.0% | 2 |