Lead Contracts in the UK excluding London

Leader
UK > UK excluding London

The median Leader daily rate in the UK excluding London is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 36 38
Rank change year-on-year +7 +2 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1,127 1,232 1,646
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.53% 5.38% 5.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.98% 5.70% 5.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 651 843 1,194
10th Percentile £363 £363 £358
25th Percentile £456 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £570 £520
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +9.62% +9.47%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £625
90th Percentile £775 £743 £725
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +8.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 50 42
10th Percentile £15.12 £20.95 £20.88
25th Percentile £26.49 £41.25 £31.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £57.75 £41.01
Median % change year-on-year +3.91% +40.82% +57.71%
75th Percentile £72.50 £65.75 £56.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £71.74 £73.15
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £55.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -13.64% +30.95% +44.83%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 18,835 21,601 29,071
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 94.28% 95.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,498 15,031 20,385
10th Percentile £213 £225 £205
25th Percentile £363 £394 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £525
% change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,316 1,097 1,445
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.40
25th Percentile £15.75 £17.72 £14.50
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% +110.78% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61.64 £65.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.44%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in the UK excluding London

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Lead in the UK excluding London

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in the UK excluding London

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in the UK excluding London

Lead
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Lead in the UK excluding London

Lead
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +1 266 £582 +5.82% 314
South West +17 265 £550 -10.93% 165
South East +5 265 £550 -6.78% 291
North West +2 157 £585 +6.36% 189
Midlands +2 141 £560 -3.03% 257
Scotland +15 117 £500 - 77
West Midlands 0 109 £600 +0.42% 146
Yorkshire +1 99 £575 -4.17% 85
East of England -11 69 £560 -6.67% 128
East Midlands +6 31 £210 -63.64% 111
Northern Ireland +16 20 £588 - 16
North East +14 11 £533 -8.39% 43
Wales +21 10 £560 +6.67% 36
Isle of Man - 2 £388 -
South Coast - 1 - -
Lead
UK

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Lead contract 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 contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 280 (24.84%) Social Skills
2 264 (23.43%) Security Cleared
3 229 (20.32%) Finance
4 220 (19.52%) Agile
5 191 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 174 (15.44%) SC Cleared
7 152 (13.49%) Project Management
8 134 (11.89%) Public Sector
9 130 (11.54%) Microsoft
9 130 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
10 128 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
11 110 (9.76%) DevOps
12 109 (9.67%) SAP
13 108 (9.58%) Azure
14 94 (8.34%) Degree
15 90 (7.99%) Continuous Improvement
15 90 (7.99%) Roadmaps
16 88 (7.81%) DV Cleared
17 85 (7.54%) Decision-Making
18 82 (7.28%) Migration
19 80 (7.10%) Risk Management
20 77 (6.83%) Project Delivery
21 75 (6.65%) Cybersecurity
22 74 (6.57%) AWS
23 70 (6.21%) Telecoms
24 69 (6.12%) JIRA
25 68 (6.03%) ERP
25 68 (6.03%) CI/CD
26 63 (5.59%) Windows
27 62 (5.50%) Change Management

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (1.15%) Confluence
2 9 (0.80%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.35%) CMS
4 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.089%) Apache
5 1 (0.089%) JBoss
5 1 (0.089%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.089%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.089%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.089%) SAS
Applications
1 60 (5.32%) Microsoft Office
2 54 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 42 (3.73%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (2.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (2.31%) Spreadsheet
6 15 (1.33%) MS Visio
7 8 (0.71%) CATIA
8 4 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.35%) CINEMA 4D
9 3 (0.27%) Revit
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.18%) Sketch
11 1 (0.089%) Simulink
11 1 (0.089%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 54 (4.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.80%) DELMIA
3 8 (0.71%) SAP MDG
3 8 (0.71%) SAP MM
3 8 (0.71%) Teamcenter
4 6 (0.53%) Oracle Assets
4 6 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.53%) Oracle Receivables
4 6 (0.53%) SAP HR
5 5 (0.44%) Oracle Cash Management
5 5 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.44%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.44%) SAP FI
5 5 (0.44%) SAP GTS
6 4 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.35%) Maximo
6 4 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.35%) SAP HCM
7 3 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 108 (9.58%) Azure
2 74 (6.57%) AWS
3 49 (4.35%) Power Platform
4 31 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
5 30 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
6 29 (2.57%) Snowflake
7 26 (2.31%) Serverless
8 22 (1.95%) SuccessFactors
9 18 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
10 17 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
11 15 (1.33%) Amazon S3
11 15 (1.33%) AWS Lambda
12 14 (1.24%) PowerApps
13 13 (1.15%) GCP
14 12 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
15 11 (0.98%) Azure Functions
15 11 (0.98%) SaaS
16 10 (0.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 10 (0.89%) PaaS
17 9 (0.80%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 40 (3.55%) Firewall
1 40 (3.55%) VPN
2 16 (1.42%) WAN
3 14 (1.24%) 5G
4 13 (1.15%) LAN
5 7 (0.62%) Network Security
5 7 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.53%) IP Telephony
7 5 (0.44%) Wireless
8 4 (0.35%) MPLS
8 4 (0.35%) SSL
8 4 (0.35%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.35%) VoIP
9 3 (0.27%) BGP
9 3 (0.27%) DNS
9 3 (0.27%) Internet
9 3 (0.27%) IPv4
9 3 (0.27%) OSPF
9 3 (0.27%) RTP
9 3 (0.27%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.11%) Power BI
2 28 (2.48%) Tableau
3 20 (1.77%) SQL Server
4 9 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.71%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
6 7 (0.62%) NoSQL
6 7 (0.62%) SAP BW
7 6 (0.53%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.53%) SAP Data Services
8 5 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.35%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.27%) Big Data
10 3 (0.27%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.27%) DB2
10 3 (0.27%) Metadata
10 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 69 (6.12%) JIRA
2 21 (1.86%) Git
3 11 (0.98%) GitLab
4 9 (0.80%) JUnit
4 9 (0.80%) Selenium
4 9 (0.80%) webpack
5 7 (0.62%) Cucumber
5 7 (0.62%) JMeter
6 6 (0.53%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.53%) Rational DOORS
7 5 (0.44%) Hudson
7 5 (0.44%) LSMW
8 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.27%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.27%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.27%) Maven
9 3 (0.27%) Mockito
10 2 (0.18%) Capybara
10 2 (0.18%) Gradle
10 2 (0.18%) Moq
General
1 280 (24.84%) Social Skills
2 229 (20.32%) Finance
3 134 (11.89%) Public Sector
4 130 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (6.21%) Telecoms
6 53 (4.70%) Manufacturing
7 43 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
8 42 (3.73%) Legal
9 36 (3.19%) Marketing
10 25 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (1.69%) Banking
13 18 (1.60%) Billing
14 17 (1.51%) Electronics
14 17 (1.51%) Local Government
15 15 (1.33%) Retail
16 14 (1.24%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 10 (0.89%) Automotive
18 10 (0.89%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (4.88%) Node.js
2 28 (2.48%) React
3 24 (2.13%) .NET
4 12 (1.06%) AngularJS
4 12 (1.06%) Spring Boot
5 11 (0.98%) HTML
5 11 (0.98%) REST
6 10 (0.89%) CSS
6 10 (0.89%) Web Services
7 9 (0.80%) Kafka
7 9 (0.80%) Spring
8 8 (0.71%) GraphQL
8 8 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (0.62%) React Native
9 7 (0.62%) Redux
10 6 (0.53%) Express.js
10 6 (0.53%) Lambda Expressions
10 6 (0.53%) PyTorch
10 6 (0.53%) TensorFlow
11 4 (0.35%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 44 (3.90%) Management Information System
2 39 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (3.11%) Public Cloud
4 30 (2.66%) Product Ownership
5 26 (2.31%) Onboarding
6 20 (1.77%) Credit Risk
7 19 (1.69%) Data Centre
8 16 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
8 16 (1.42%) Security Posture
9 14 (1.24%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 13 (1.15%) Cyber Defence
10 13 (1.15%) NHS
11 11 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
12 10 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (0.89%) Mobile App
13 9 (0.80%) Driving Licence
13 9 (0.80%) Life Science
13 9 (0.80%) LIMS
14 8 (0.71%) CESG
14 8 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 63 (5.59%) Windows
2 41 (3.64%) Apple iOS
3 35 (3.11%) Android
4 32 (2.84%) Windows Server
5 29 (2.57%) Linux
6 10 (0.89%) Unix
7 6 (0.53%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.44%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
9 3 (0.27%) Windows 2000
9 3 (0.27%) Windows XP
10 2 (0.18%) zOS
11 1 (0.089%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (19.52%) Agile
2 191 (16.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 152 (13.49%) Project Management
4 128 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
5 110 (9.76%) DevOps
6 90 (7.99%) Continuous Improvement
6 90 (7.99%) Roadmaps
7 85 (7.54%) Decision-Making
8 82 (7.28%) Migration
9 80 (7.10%) Risk Management
10 77 (6.83%) Project Delivery
11 75 (6.65%) Cybersecurity
12 68 (6.03%) CI/CD
12 68 (6.03%) ERP
13 62 (5.50%) Change Management
14 61 (5.41%) Strategic Thinking
15 60 (5.32%) Analytics
16 59 (5.24%) Mentoring
17 54 (4.79%) Coaching
18 51 (4.53%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 54 (4.79%) SQL
2 47 (4.17%) Python
3 46 (4.08%) Java
4 29 (2.57%) C#
5 28 (2.48%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.60%) TypeScript
7 15 (1.33%) PowerShell
8 12 (1.06%) C
8 12 (1.06%) C++
9 9 (0.80%) Ruby
10 7 (0.62%) PHP
11 5 (0.44%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.35%) Bash
12 4 (0.35%) Scala
13 3 (0.27%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.18%) Groovy
15 1 (0.089%) Go
15 1 (0.089%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.089%) ProC
15 1 (0.089%) Swift
Qualifications
1 264 (23.43%) Security Cleared
2 174 (15.44%) SC Cleared
3 94 (8.34%) Degree
4 88 (7.81%) DV Cleared
5 24 (2.13%) APMP
6 16 (1.42%) CISM
6 16 (1.42%) CISSP
7 13 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (0.98%) CISA
10 9 (0.80%) DBS Check
10 9 (0.80%) ISACA
11 8 (0.71%) CEH
11 8 (0.71%) CISMP
11 8 (0.71%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (0.71%) Master's Degree
11 8 (0.71%) NVQ Level 3
11 8 (0.71%) PMI Certification
11 8 (0.71%) SSCP
12 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (4.61%) PMO
2 42 (3.73%) QA
3 34 (3.02%) NIST
4 33 (2.93%) Data Quality
5 25 (2.22%) JSP 440
6 22 (1.95%) GDPR
6 22 (1.95%) SLA
7 17 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (1.33%) PCI DSS
9 14 (1.24%) Disclosure Scotland
9 14 (1.24%) NIST 800
10 11 (0.98%) Accessibility
10 11 (0.98%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.80%) GRC
12 4 (0.35%) WCAG
13 3 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.27%) ITGC
13 3 (0.27%) NCSC
14 2 (0.18%) COBIT
14 2 (0.18%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 19 (1.69%) Docker
2 11 (0.98%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.35%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.18%) vSphere
5 1 (0.089%) Firmware
5 1 (0.089%) Lustre
5 1 (0.089%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.089%) NFS
5 1 (0.089%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.089%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.089%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 34 (3.02%) Kubernetes
2 18 (1.60%) Terraform
3 15 (1.33%) Ansible
4 10 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.35%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.27%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.27%) Puppet
6 3 (0.27%) SCCM
6 3 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.18%) Kibana
8 1 (0.089%) MOM
8 1 (0.089%) SCOM
8 1 (0.089%) WSUS
Vendors
1 130 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 109 (9.67%) SAP
3 29 (2.57%) Oracle
4 26 (2.31%) Alteryx
5 21 (1.86%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.51%) Informatica
7 15 (1.33%) VMware
8 14 (1.24%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.15%) Splunk
10 12 (1.06%) Apple
10 12 (1.06%) IBM
11 10 (0.89%) Google
11 10 (0.89%) IFS
12 8 (0.71%) Databricks
12 8 (0.71%) Juniper
12 8 (0.71%) Siemens
12 8 (0.71%) Workday
13 7 (0.62%) Cisco
13 7 (0.62%) Guidewire
13 7 (0.62%) InterSystems