Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 31 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +8 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,527 | 3,237 | 5,127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.89% | 5.76% | 5.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.35% | 6.09% | 6.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,565 | 2,155 | 3,542 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £500 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £833 | £780 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £563 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +7.14% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 58 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.17 | £21.78 | £21.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.21 | £39.19 | £33.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £55.00 | £43.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +26.15% | +63.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £62.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £68.10 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £56.41 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.36% | +34.32% | +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 | 39,824 | 53,123 | 83,534 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.61% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,845 | 37,082 | 58,755 |
| 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 | 2,796 | 1,480 | 1,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.28 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +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 29 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 29 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 29 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 | +1 | 2,147 | £588 | -2.08% | 1,840 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,123 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,259 |
| London | +4 | 1,089 | £613 | -2.00% | 633 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 899 | £588 | -2.08% | 734 |
| North of England | +4 | 266 | £582 | +5.82% | 349 |
| South East | +2 | 265 | £550 | -4.35% | 257 |
| South West | +22 | 257 | £550 | -9.84% | 154 |
| North West | -2 | 158 | £585 | +6.36% | 204 |
| Midlands | +3 | 147 | £550 | -4.76% | 257 |
| Scotland | +14 | 117 | £500 | -1.96% | 82 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 113 | £575 | -4.17% | 145 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 97 | £575 | -4.17% | 103 |
| East of England | -14 | 67 | £568 | -5.42% | 150 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 33 | £210 | -63.00% | 112 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 20 | £588 | - | 13 |
| North East | +11 | 12 | £533 | -14.80% | 46 |
| Wales | +20 | 10 | £560 | +6.67% | 29 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 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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