Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 31 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +8 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,532 | 3,249 | 5,151 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.91% | 5.77% | 5.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.37% | 6.10% | 6.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,571 | 2,162 | 3,559 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £487 | £500 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +7.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £780 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £566 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.83% | +7.81% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 59 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.17 | £21.85 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.21 | £39.88 | £32.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £55.00 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +30.95% | +57.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £62.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £67.65 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £57.50 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +36.90% | +61.54% |
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 | 39,738 | 53,234 | 84,137 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,861 | 37,175 | 59,182 |
| 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% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,776 | 1,475 | 2,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £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% |
Lead
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 28 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 28 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 28 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 | +2 | 2,151 | £588 | -2.08% | 1,896 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,124 | £550 | -2.83% | 1,289 |
| London | +5 | 1,090 | £613 | -2.00% | 665 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 901 | £588 | -2.08% | 745 |
| South East | +8 | 265 | £550 | -4.35% | 266 |
| North of England | +3 | 265 | £582 | +5.82% | 349 |
| South West | +22 | 260 | £550 | -12.00% | 169 |
| North West | +4 | 157 | £585 | +6.36% | 206 |
| Midlands | +2 | 144 | £550 | -5.78% | 266 |
| Scotland | +18 | 118 | £500 | -1.96% | 86 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 110 | £575 | -4.17% | 151 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 97 | £575 | -4.17% | 101 |
| East of England | -14 | 68 | £560 | -6.67% | 149 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 33 | £210 | -63.64% | 115 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 20 | £588 | - | 10 |
| North East | +13 | 12 | £533 | -14.80% | 46 |
| Wales | +14 | 10 | £560 | +4.19% | 30 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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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