Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 32 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +6 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,589 | 3,314 | 5,115 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.02% | 5.70% | 5.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.49% | 6.02% | 6.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,621 | 2,203 | 3,548 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £500 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £563 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +8.17% | +9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 109 | 63 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.17 | £21.40 | £20.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.75 | £36.40 | £26.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £52.97 | £40.01 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.61% | +32.39% | +50.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £66.54 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.51 | £57.75 | £40.01 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.98% | +44.33% | +53.88% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,893 | 55,060 | 83,598 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,957 | 38,445 | 58,715 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,534 | 2,047 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +5.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +2.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| England | +6 | 2,200 | £585 | -2.50% | 1,800 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 1,159 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,190 |
| London | +6 | 1,095 | £600 | -4.00% | 672 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 934 | £583 | -2.92% | 782 |
| South West | +19 | 272 | £538 | -10.42% | 180 |
| North of England | +4 | 272 | £584 | +6.09% | 338 |
| South East | +7 | 270 | £550 | -8.33% | 260 |
| North West | +5 | 161 | £590 | +7.27% | 186 |
| Midlands | +3 | 144 | £563 | -1.10% | 201 |
| Scotland | +15 | 119 | £500 | - | 74 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 113 | £598 | - | 121 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 101 | £575 | -4.17% | 105 |
| East of England | -5 | 81 | £560 | -6.67% | 122 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 29 | £210 | -63.00% | 78 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 19 | £588 | - | 18 |
| North East | +14 | 11 | £533 | -18.08% | 47 |
| Wales | +18 | 9 | £570 | +8.57% | 28 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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 featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead 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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