Project Lead
UK
The median Project Lead daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 507 | 573 | 740 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +167 | -140 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader | 69 | 111 | 109 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.19% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 59 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £303 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £390 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +15.79% | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £635 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £750 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £405 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.28% | -4.71% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53.50 | £31.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.35 | £65.00 | £39.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.93 | £65.50 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -57.37% | +55.95% | -15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | £65.75 | £42.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.75 | - | £46.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.93 | £65.50 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.37% | +55.95% | +28.74% |
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 | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +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 | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Project Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Project Leader
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +78 | 56 | £550 | - | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 53 | £475 | +17.28% | 24 |
| South West | +18 | 24 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +77 | 15 | £620 | +3.33% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 12 | £475 | -7.32% | 11 |
| South East | +15 | 12 | £275 | -56.69% | 6 |
| Scotland | +33 | 10 | £475 | +18.75% | 1 |
| Midlands | +27 | 3 | £525 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 3 | £525 | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North of England | +17 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| East of England | +1 | 1 | £600 | +37.14% | 5 |
Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Project Leader 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 Project Leader in the job title.
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Project 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: