Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead daily rate in the UK is £628 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 | |
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| Rank | 310 | 310 | 381 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +71 | -62 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 297 | 461 | 593 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.81% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.86% | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 214 | 303 | 373 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £495 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £520 | £556 | £506 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £628 | £647 | £585 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.01% | +10.60% | +11.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £797 | £738 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £750 | £779 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £625 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.73 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.81 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £28.88 | - | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | - | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -26.32% |
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% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Technical Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical 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 |
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| England | +26 | 265 | £650 | - | 147 |
| London | +42 | 151 | £650 | -3.70% | 62 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 109 | £625 | +4.17% | 102 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 97 | £650 | - | 68 |
| North of England | +32 | 45 | £825 | +37.50% | 24 |
| North West | +49 | 42 | £850 | +38.78% | 12 |
| South West | +20 | 18 | £538 | -6.52% | 11 |
| South East | +7 | 16 | £550 | -2.87% | 17 |
| Midlands | +3 | 12 | £619 | -10.00% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 10 | £725 | +5.45% | 10 |
| Scotland | +21 | 9 | £498 | -5.24% | 15 |
| East of England | -4 | 9 | £600 | - | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 3 | £590 | -1.67% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 2 | £500 | +42.86% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £513 | - | 4 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical 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:
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