Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 341 | 405 | 416 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +11 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 818 | 798 | 1,449 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.82% | 0.80% | 0.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.86% | 0.88% | 0.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 640 | 602 | 710 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,000 | £45,000 | £48,740 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,360 | £56,219 | £63,055 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -9.38% | +18.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £117,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £63,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -6.67% | +8.87% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Technical Leader
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +79 | 753 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 189 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 554 | £70,000 | +11.11% | 155 |
| Work from Home | +81 | 403 | £75,000 | +14.77% | 94 |
| London | +59 | 225 | £94,500 | -0.53% | 73 |
| North of England | +48 | 179 | £73,805 | +1.80% | 43 |
| Midlands | +31 | 117 | £71,902 | +15.04% | 19 |
| South East | +20 | 113 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 36 |
| North West | +12 | 102 | £79,932 | +10.25% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 74 | £73,805 | +18.09% | 11 |
| South West | -15 | 62 | £63,749 | +44.88% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 55 | £73,805 | +5.44% | 9 |
| East of England | +41 | 43 | £70,000 | +50.54% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 43 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 8 |
| Wales | +20 | 23 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 7 |
| North East | +19 | 22 | £73,805 | -17.07% | 12 |
| Scotland | -75 | 17 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Technical Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical Leader Skill Set
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:
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