Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead daily rate in the UK is £644, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 297 | 307 | 343 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +36 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 310 | 482 | 657 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.71% | 0.87% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 0.92% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 222 | 323 | 424 |
| 10th Percentile | £464 | £501 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £563 | £506 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £644 | £650 | £578 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.96% | +12.55% | +5.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £734 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £750 | £796 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £638 | £600 | £533 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.29% | +12.68% | +6.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.73 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.81 | £45.44 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | £48.61 | £41.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.88% | +18.13% | -14.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.88 | £51.78 | £72.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £48.61 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.88% | +38.89% | -26.32% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
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 12 June 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 12 June 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 | +10 | 283 | £650 | - | 172 |
| London | +21 | 157 | £650 | -3.70% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 122 | £638 | +6.29% | 115 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 100 | £650 | - | 73 |
| North of England | +24 | 45 | £850 | +41.67% | 29 |
| North West | +47 | 42 | £850 | +41.67% | 25 |
| South East | +17 | 24 | £600 | +5.96% | 21 |
| Midlands | +5 | 22 | £619 | -7.48% | 20 |
| South West | +5 | 16 | £538 | -24.56% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 14 | £725 | +5.45% | 8 |
| Scotland | +29 | 8 | £498 | -5.24% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 8 | £500 | +42.86% | 12 |
| East of England | -14 | 7 | £600 | -6.58% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 3 | £590 | -1.67% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £513 | - | 2 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 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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