Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +7 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,549 | 3,268 | 5,098 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.99% | 5.74% | 5.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.45% | 6.07% | 6.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,588 | 2,176 | 3,526 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £408 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £500 | £485 |
| 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 | £784 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £570 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.51% | +9.62% | +9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 113 | 60 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.17 | £21.25 | £20.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.73 | £35.00 | £26.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £55.00 | £41.01 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +34.13% | +47.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £67.19 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.01 | £57.75 | £40.01 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.65% | +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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 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 | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | +5 | 2,169 | £588 | -2.08% | 2,018 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 1,136 | £550 | -3.51% | 1,360 |
| London | +4 | 1,087 | £601 | -3.92% | 813 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 912 | £588 | -2.08% | 853 |
| North of England | +4 | 270 | £582 | +5.82% | 356 |
| South West | +19 | 269 | £550 | -12.00% | 172 |
| South East | +10 | 265 | £550 | -6.78% | 388 |
| North West | +4 | 161 | £590 | +7.27% | 194 |
| Midlands | +3 | 139 | £561 | -2.39% | 222 |
| Scotland | +15 | 117 | £500 | - | 69 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 109 | £598 | +1.70% | 138 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 99 | £575 | -4.17% | 114 |
| East of England | -8 | 76 | £568 | -5.42% | 136 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 29 | £210 | -63.00% | 83 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 19 | £588 | - | 16 |
| North East | +14 | 11 | £533 | -14.80% | 51 |
| Wales | +17 | 10 | £560 | +6.67% | 33 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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