Lead Contracts in Hertfordshire

Leader
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Leader daily rate in Hertfordshire is £375, 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
Rank 29 35 36
Rank change year-on-year +6 +1 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 44 38 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 5.12% 4.94% 4.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.74% 5.33% 5.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 24 18
10th Percentile £325 £465 £399
25th Percentile £334 £575 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £700 £575
Median % change year-on-year -46.43% +21.74% +4.55%
75th Percentile £513 £738 £636
90th Percentile £650 - £738
East of England median daily rate £500 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 10
10th Percentile - £62.50 £53.65
25th Percentile £38.40 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £73.50 £65.25 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.64% +16.52% +12.00%
75th Percentile £75.25 £65.75 -
90th Percentile £77.00 - £56.05
East of England median hourly rate £73.50 £65.00 £56.00
% change year-on-year +13.08% +16.07% +183.54%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 767 713 716
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.19% 92.72% 90.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 307 408 453
10th Percentile £234 £210 £163
25th Percentile £313 £356 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £675 £613
90th Percentile £660 £758 £700
East of England median daily rate £440 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -7.47% - +15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 128 75
10th Percentile £38.40 £19.96 £16.25
25th Percentile £43.00 £49.00 £35.58
Median hourly rate £50.00 £60.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% +44.76%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £77.00 £66.00
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £41.80 £17.50
% change year-on-year +2.87% +138.86% +9.38%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Hertfordshire region 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
Stevenage +4 18 £688 +88.36% 8
Watford +19 17 £375 -50.00% 7
St Albans - 1 £513 -
Lead
East of England

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 across the Hertfordshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 13 (29.55%) QA
2 11 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 10 (22.73%) Validation
4 9 (20.45%) Test Management
4 9 (20.45%) Scenario Testing
5 8 (18.18%) Test Planning
5 8 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (18.18%) Acceptance Criteria
5 8 (18.18%) SC Cleared
5 8 (18.18%) Security Cleared
6 7 (15.91%) Systems Engineering
6 7 (15.91%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (13.64%) PaaS
7 6 (13.64%) Games
7 6 (13.64%) PowerShell
7 6 (13.64%) Azure
7 6 (13.64%) Finance
7 6 (13.64%) ITIL
7 6 (13.64%) ERP
8 4 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (9.09%) Social Skills
8 4 (9.09%) Electronics
8 4 (9.09%) Project Management
9 3 (6.82%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (6.82%) Aerospace
9 3 (6.82%) SAP
9 3 (6.82%) Verification and Validation
9 3 (6.82%) IFS
9 3 (6.82%) Test Strategy
10 2 (4.55%) LogRhythm

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (4.55%) CMS
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.27%) DELMIA
Cloud Services
1 7 (15.91%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (13.64%) Azure
2 6 (13.64%) PaaS
3 1 (2.27%) Google Workspace
3 1 (2.27%) OneDrive
Development Applications
1 2 (4.55%) JIRA
1 2 (4.55%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.27%) Katalon Studio
General
1 6 (13.64%) Finance
1 6 (13.64%) Games
2 4 (9.09%) Electronics
2 4 (9.09%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.82%) Aerospace
4 2 (4.55%) French Language
4 2 (4.55%) Manufacturing
4 2 (4.55%) Marketing
4 2 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.55%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.27%) Aviation
5 1 (2.27%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.55%) Data Centre
1 2 (4.55%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (2.27%) Acoustics
2 1 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.27%) FMCG
2 1 (2.27%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.55%) Linux
1 2 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 10 (22.73%) Validation
3 9 (20.45%) Scenario Testing
3 9 (20.45%) Test Management
4 8 (18.18%) Acceptance Criteria
4 8 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 8 (18.18%) Test Planning
5 7 (15.91%) Systems Engineering
6 6 (13.64%) ERP
6 6 (13.64%) ITIL
7 4 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (9.09%) Project Management
8 3 (6.82%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (6.82%) Test Strategy
8 3 (6.82%) Verification and Validation
9 2 (4.55%) Cybersecurity
9 2 (4.55%) Digital Marketing
9 2 (4.55%) Matrix Management
9 2 (4.55%) Programme Management
9 2 (4.55%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.64%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 8 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (29.55%) QA
2 1 (2.27%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.27%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.27%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 3 (6.82%) IFS
1 3 (6.82%) SAP
2 2 (4.55%) Darktrace
2 2 (4.55%) EMC
2 2 (4.55%) FireEye
2 2 (4.55%) LogRhythm
2 2 (4.55%) Splunk
3 1 (2.27%) HP
3 1 (2.27%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.27%) Twitter