2026 Salary Data
Tech Lead Salary UK (2026)
Tech Lead guiding technical decisions within a squad, mentoring developers, and balancing hands-on coding with architectural oversight.
Highest Median
£110,000
London
Lowest Median
£73,500
Middlesbrough
Fractional Day Rate
£950/day
UK average
Tech Lead Salary by City
| City | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | £85,000 | £110,000 | £145,000 |
| Cambridge | £76,500 | £99,000 | £130,500 |
| Reading | £75,000 | £97,000 | £127,500 |
| Oxford | £75,000 | £97,000 | £127,500 |
| Guildford | £74,000 | £95,500 | £126,000 |
| St Albans | £73,000 | £94,500 | £124,500 |
| Brighton | £71,500 | £92,500 | £122,000 |
| Milton Keynes | £69,500 | £90,000 | £119,000 |
| Bristol | £69,500 | £90,000 | £119,000 |
| Edinburgh | £69,500 | £90,000 | £119,000 |
| Bath | £68,000 | £88,000 | £116,000 |
| Manchester | £68,000 | £88,000 | £116,000 |
| Chelmsford | £68,000 | £88,000 | £116,000 |
| Birmingham | £66,500 | £86,000 | £113,000 |
| Glasgow | £66,500 | £86,000 | £113,000 |
| Leeds | £65,500 | £84,500 | £111,500 |
| Coventry | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Nottingham | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Liverpool | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Chester | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Newcastle | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| York | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Aberdeen | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Cardiff | £63,000 | £81,500 | £107,500 |
| Bournemouth | £62,000 | £80,500 | £106,000 |
| Swindon | £62,000 | £80,500 | £106,000 |
| Leicester | £62,000 | £80,500 | £106,000 |
| Warrington | £62,000 | £80,500 | £106,000 |
| Sheffield | £62,000 | £80,500 | £106,000 |
| Exeter | £61,000 | £79,000 | £104,500 |
| Derby | £61,000 | £79,000 | £104,500 |
| Norwich | £61,000 | £79,000 | £104,500 |
| Belfast | £61,000 | £79,000 | £104,500 |
| Wolverhampton | £59,500 | £77,000 | £101,500 |
| Preston | £59,500 | £77,000 | £101,500 |
| Ipswich | £59,500 | £77,000 | £101,500 |
| Dundee | £59,500 | £77,000 | £101,500 |
| Hull | £58,000 | £75,000 | £98,500 |
| Bradford | £58,000 | £75,000 | £98,500 |
| Swansea | £58,000 | £75,000 | £98,500 |
| Newport | £58,000 | £75,000 | £98,500 |
| Middlesbrough | £57,000 | £73,500 | £97,000 |
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