Technical Leadership Contracts in England

Technical Leadership
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Technical Leadership skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 274 299
Rank change year-on-year +82 +25 -4
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 457 479 654
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.24% 0.95% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 1.05% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 322 435
10th Percentile £463 £475 £444
25th Percentile £513 £540 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £646 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +7.67% +14.29%
75th Percentile £688 £754 £700
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +15.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 15 11
10th Percentile £12.75 £32.45 £53.81
25th Percentile £16.48 £47.50 £61.75
Median hourly rate £18.47 £62.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -70.22% -17.33% +87.50%
75th Percentile £58.13 £80.25 £93.57
90th Percentile £76.50 £80.70 £96.23
UK median hourly rate £28.72 £66.71 £75.00
% change year-on-year -56.96% -11.05% +87.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Technical Leadership is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,992 45,544 64,506
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.53% 90.24% 90.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,975 31,977 45,770
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £749
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,229 1,592 1,769
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.87 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.60
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.17% +49.20% -

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in England.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in England.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leadership within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
London +44 167 £600 -9.09% 137
South East +64 138 £575 -8.00% 70
North of England +21 49 £620 +3.33% 49
Midlands +38 46 £620 -9.82% 33
North West +17 35 £620 +3.33% 33
East Midlands +34 24 £622 +2.60% 7
West Midlands +27 21 £475 -30.91% 26
East of England +12 15 £643 +27.23% 38
South West -1 13 £631 -2.88% 53
Yorkshire +16 12 £600 - 12
North East - 2 £850 - 6
Technical Leadership
UK

Technical Leadership
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.84%) Confluence
2 7 (1.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 6 (1.31%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.09%) Apache
4 5 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.09%) CMS
5 4 (0.88%) IIS
5 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.66%) SAS
7 2 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.44%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.22%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.22%) nginx
8 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.22%) CATIA
3 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.44%) SAP MDM
1 2 (0.44%) SAP Payroll
1 2 (0.44%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.22%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.22%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.22%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 125 (27.35%) Azure
2 96 (21.01%) AWS
3 38 (8.32%) Serverless
4 35 (7.66%) GCP
5 31 (6.78%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (6.56%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (5.47%) AWS Lambda
8 20 (4.38%) Amazon EC2
8 20 (4.38%) Azure Logic Apps
9 18 (3.94%) Azure API Management
10 17 (3.72%) Amazon S3
10 17 (3.72%) Power Platform
11 14 (3.06%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (2.84%) GitHub
13 12 (2.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 12 (2.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 11 (2.41%) Azure Functions
14 11 (2.41%) GitHub Actions
14 11 (2.41%) PaaS
15 10 (2.19%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 43 (9.41%) WAN
2 42 (9.19%) VPN
3 34 (7.44%) Firewall
4 32 (7.00%) BGP
5 28 (6.13%) MPLS
6 27 (5.91%) SSL
7 23 (5.03%) Cisco Firepower
8 21 (4.60%) LAN
9 10 (2.19%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (1.97%) Network Security
11 8 (1.75%) 5G
11 8 (1.75%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (1.75%) Radio Access Network
12 7 (1.53%) Cisco IOS
12 7 (1.53%) Junos
12 7 (1.53%) VSAN
13 6 (1.31%) 4G
13 6 (1.31%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (1.31%) IPsec
13 6 (1.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.94%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.28%) Big Data
3 14 (3.06%) Relational Database
4 13 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (1.97%) Amazon Athena
7 7 (1.53%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.31%) Amazon Redshift
8 6 (1.31%) Power BI
9 4 (0.88%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.66%) Amazon Aurora
10 3 (0.66%) Data Mart
10 3 (0.66%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.66%) Hadoop
10 3 (0.66%) MySQL
10 3 (0.66%) Spark SQL
10 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.44%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.44%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 39 (8.53%) JIRA
2 30 (6.56%) Jenkins
3 29 (6.35%) Selenium
4 26 (5.69%) Cucumber
4 26 (5.69%) SonarQube
5 24 (5.25%) REST Assured
6 22 (4.81%) Git
7 19 (4.16%) GitLab
8 9 (1.97%) Cypress.io
8 9 (1.97%) JMeter
9 8 (1.75%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.88%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.88%) Sonatype Nexus
11 3 (0.66%) ERwin
12 1 (0.22%) Android Studio
12 1 (0.22%) JUnit
12 1 (0.22%) Maven
12 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
12 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
12 1 (0.22%) Xcode
General
1 156 (34.14%) Social Skills
2 114 (24.95%) Finance
3 95 (20.79%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (11.38%) Public Sector
5 23 (5.03%) Law
6 20 (4.38%) Banking
7 17 (3.72%) Marketing
8 16 (3.50%) Police
9 15 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.06%) Legal
11 13 (2.84%) Telecoms
12 10 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.75%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.31%) Financial Institution
15 6 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (1.09%) Retail
17 4 (0.88%) Automotive
17 4 (0.88%) Electronics
17 4 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 169 (36.98%) Architect
2 105 (22.98%) Lead
3 58 (12.69%) Senior
4 48 (10.50%) Technical Leader
5 46 (10.07%) Solutions Architect
6 36 (7.88%) Technical Architect
7 35 (7.66%) Network Architect
8 19 (4.16%) Java Engineer
9 18 (3.94%) DevOps Engineer
9 18 (3.94%) Lead Architect
10 17 (3.72%) Software Engineer
11 16 (3.50%) AWS Engineer
11 16 (3.50%) Consultant
12 15 (3.28%) Developer
13 13 (2.84%) Analyst
13 13 (2.84%) Data Engineer
14 11 (2.41%) ForgeRock Architect
15 10 (2.19%) Cloud Architect
15 10 (2.19%) Systems Engineer
16 9 (1.97%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.88%) REST
2 25 (5.47%) Java EE
2 25 (5.47%) XML
3 24 (5.25%) Node.js
4 17 (3.72%) LDAP
4 17 (3.72%) React
5 16 (3.50%) Kafka
6 15 (3.28%) ARM Templates
7 13 (2.84%) OpenID
7 13 (2.84%) SAML
8 12 (2.63%) .NET
8 12 (2.63%) OAuth
9 7 (1.53%) HTML
9 7 (1.53%) JSON
10 6 (1.31%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (1.31%) RESTful
10 6 (1.31%) Web Services
11 5 (1.09%) Middleware
11 5 (1.09%) PySpark
12 4 (0.88%) Lambda Expressions
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.25%) Public Cloud
2 22 (4.81%) Product Ownership
3 15 (3.28%) Data Centre
4 12 (2.63%) Cloud Native
5 10 (2.19%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.31%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.09%) Linux Command Line
8 5 (1.09%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.09%) Machine to Machine
8 5 (1.09%) Mainframe
8 5 (1.09%) NHS
8 5 (1.09%) Private Cloud
9 4 (0.88%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (0.88%) Mobile Payment
10 3 (0.66%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 56 (12.25%) Windows
2 37 (8.10%) Linux
3 23 (5.03%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.72%) Android
5 16 (3.50%) Apple iOS
5 16 (3.50%) Unix
6 11 (2.41%) Windows 7
7 5 (1.09%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.09%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.09%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (0.88%) CentOS
8 4 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.88%) VMS
8 4 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.44%) Solaris
10 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.44%) zOS
11 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (26.91%) DevOps
2 117 (25.60%) Agile
3 112 (24.51%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (17.72%) Mentoring
5 78 (17.07%) Roadmaps
6 63 (13.79%) CI/CD
7 54 (11.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 53 (11.60%) Decision-Making
9 50 (10.94%) Infrastructure as Code
10 49 (10.72%) Software Engineering
11 45 (9.85%) Customer Requirements
12 43 (9.41%) Migration
13 37 (8.10%) Computer Science
13 37 (8.10%) Customer Service
13 37 (8.10%) Microservices
13 37 (8.10%) Project Management
14 36 (7.88%) Data Modelling
15 34 (7.44%) Containerisation
15 34 (7.44%) Continuous Integration
16 32 (7.00%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 70 (15.32%) Java
2 64 (14.00%) Python
3 54 (11.82%) SQL
4 24 (5.25%) C#
5 13 (2.84%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.84%) Scala
6 11 (2.41%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.53%) Bash
8 6 (1.31%) C
8 6 (1.31%) C++
9 5 (1.09%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.09%) PHP
10 4 (0.88%) Perl
10 4 (0.88%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.88%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.66%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.44%) R
12 2 (0.44%) Ruby
12 2 (0.44%) VBScript
13 1 (0.22%) X++
Qualifications
1 147 (32.17%) Security Cleared
2 114 (24.95%) SC Cleared
3 64 (14.00%) Degree
4 30 (6.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (5.69%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.63%) DV Cleared
7 11 (2.41%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.19%) CCNP
9 8 (1.75%) CCNA
9 8 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.53%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.31%) PMP
12 5 (1.09%) JNCIA
12 5 (1.09%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.88%) Azure Certification
14 3 (0.66%) JNCIS
14 3 (0.66%) PhD
15 2 (0.44%) CISSP
15 2 (0.44%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.75%) QA
2 18 (3.94%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.06%) SLA
4 9 (1.97%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.88%) GRC
5 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.66%) NCSC
7 2 (0.44%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.44%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.44%) GDPR
7 2 (0.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.22%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.22%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.22%) NIST
8 1 (0.22%) PMO
8 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 43 (9.41%) Docker
2 22 (4.81%) Active Directory
3 14 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.19%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.53%) vCloud
6 5 (1.09%) XenApp
7 4 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.66%) vSphere
9 2 (0.44%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.44%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.22%) Apache Flume
10 1 (0.22%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 57 (12.47%) Kubernetes
2 52 (11.38%) Terraform
3 42 (9.19%) Ansible
4 22 (4.81%) Endace
5 16 (3.50%) Docker Swarm
6 14 (3.06%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (2.63%) Podman
8 8 (1.75%) SCCM
9 7 (1.53%) Argo
9 7 (1.53%) Istio
9 7 (1.53%) Rancher
9 7 (1.53%) vCenter Server
10 5 (1.09%) Puppet
11 2 (0.44%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.44%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.44%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.22%) PaperCut
12 1 (0.22%) TrustSec
12 1 (0.22%) vRealize
Vendors
1 52 (11.38%) Microsoft
2 47 (10.28%) Cisco
3 30 (6.56%) Juniper
4 28 (6.13%) Google
5 26 (5.69%) F5
6 23 (5.03%) VMware
7 18 (3.94%) Oracle
8 17 (3.72%) SAP
9 12 (2.63%) ForgeRock
9 12 (2.63%) ServiceNow
10 11 (2.41%) Databricks
11 8 (1.75%) Adobe
11 8 (1.75%) Informatica
12 6 (1.31%) Apple
12 6 (1.31%) Citrix
12 6 (1.31%) Computacenter
12 6 (1.31%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.31%) Red Hat
12 6 (1.31%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.88%) Workday