Technical Leadership Contracts in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 149 214 250
Rank change year-on-year +65 +36 -36
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 281 269 289
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.37% 1.14% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.62% 1.28% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 193 201
10th Percentile £458 £486 £438
25th Percentile £500 £525 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +12.24%
75th Percentile £685 £675 £615
90th Percentile £780 £737 £697
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 8
10th Percentile - £56.58 £46.74
25th Percentile £12.75 £61.00 £59.39
Median hourly rate £38.50 £64.34 £69.32
Median % change year-on-year -40.16% -7.18% +73.30%
75th Percentile £60.00 £78.01 £96.23
90th Percentile £82.40 £80.33 -
UK median hourly rate £48.48 £66.71 £75.14
% change year-on-year -27.34% -11.22% +87.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,341 21,054 27,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.49% 89.57% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,323 14,598 19,040
10th Percentile £250 £256 £232
25th Percentile £375 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,053 1,291 1,337
10th Percentile £12.31 £11.00 £12.23
25th Percentile £15.17 £15.50 £14.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £72.82 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
South East +58 137 £575 -4.17% 48
North of England +16 53 £620 +3.33% 51
Midlands +41 42 £621 -9.67% 37
North West +10 34 £620 +5.53% 32
East Midlands +34 23 £622 +2.60% 9
West Midlands +20 18 £475 -30.91% 28
East of England +9 16 £635 +17.59% 30
Yorkshire +23 15 £600 - 14
Scotland +4 15 £480 -15.49% 26
South West +2 12 £631 -2.88% 54
Northern Ireland - 6 £600 - 6
North East - 4 £850 - 6
Technical Leadership
UK

Technical Leadership
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 9 (3.20%) Confluence
2 3 (1.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (0.71%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.36%) nginx
4 1 (0.36%) SAS
4 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.49%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.36%) CATIA
3 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.36%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 57 (20.28%) Azure
2 53 (18.86%) AWS
3 21 (7.47%) GCP
3 21 (7.47%) Serverless
4 18 (6.41%) AWS Lambda
5 15 (5.34%) OpenShift
6 11 (3.91%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.56%) PaaS
8 9 (3.20%) Azure Functions
9 7 (2.49%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (2.14%) Amazon S3
10 6 (2.14%) IaaS
11 5 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.78%) SaaS
12 4 (1.42%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (1.42%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (1.42%) Amazon Kinesis
12 4 (1.42%) iPaaS
13 3 (1.07%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (1.07%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 39 (13.88%) WAN
2 30 (10.68%) BGP
3 26 (9.25%) MPLS
4 25 (8.90%) SSL
4 25 (8.90%) VPN
5 24 (8.54%) Cisco Firepower
6 18 (6.41%) Firewall
7 16 (5.69%) LAN
8 10 (3.56%) 5G
9 8 (2.85%) Radio Access Network
9 8 (2.85%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (2.49%) Cisco IOS
10 7 (2.49%) Junos
10 7 (2.49%) VSAN
11 6 (2.14%) 3G
11 6 (2.14%) 4G
12 3 (1.07%) IOS XR
12 3 (1.07%) IPsec
12 3 (1.07%) Network Security
12 3 (1.07%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.27%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.78%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.78%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.42%) Amazon Aurora
4 4 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.07%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (1.07%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (1.07%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.71%) Big Data
6 2 (0.71%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.71%) MySQL
6 2 (0.71%) Power BI
6 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.36%) DB2
7 1 (0.36%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.36%) Informix
7 1 (0.36%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.36%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 34 (12.10%) Jenkins
2 28 (9.96%) Selenium
3 26 (9.25%) JIRA
4 25 (8.90%) Cucumber
4 25 (8.90%) SonarQube
5 24 (8.54%) REST Assured
6 16 (5.69%) GitLab
7 12 (4.27%) Git
8 7 (2.49%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (1.07%) Bitbucket
9 3 (1.07%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.71%) JMeter
10 2 (0.71%) Maven
11 1 (0.36%) Babel
11 1 (0.36%) ERwin
11 1 (0.36%) ESLint
11 1 (0.36%) Gradle
11 1 (0.36%) JUnit
11 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.36%) webpack
General
1 97 (34.52%) Social Skills
2 66 (23.49%) Finance
3 58 (20.64%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (10.32%) Public Sector
5 20 (7.12%) Law
6 13 (4.63%) Police
7 12 (4.27%) Banking
7 12 (4.27%) Marketing
8 10 (3.56%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.85%) Legal
9 8 (2.85%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.42%) Automotive
12 4 (1.42%) Electronics
13 3 (1.07%) French Language
13 3 (1.07%) Military
14 2 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 110 (39.15%) Architect
2 47 (16.73%) Lead
3 38 (13.52%) Senior
4 32 (11.39%) Network Architect
5 26 (9.25%) Technical Architect
6 25 (8.90%) Solutions Architect
6 25 (8.90%) Technical Leader
7 19 (6.76%) Java Engineer
8 13 (4.63%) Lead Architect
8 13 (4.63%) Software Engineer
9 11 (3.91%) Consultant
9 11 (3.91%) Developer
9 11 (3.91%) DevOps Engineer
9 11 (3.91%) ForgeRock Architect
10 10 (3.56%) Analyst
11 8 (2.85%) Java Architect
11 8 (2.85%) Senior Architect
11 8 (2.85%) Systems Engineer
12 7 (2.49%) Performance Specialist
12 7 (2.49%) VMware Expert
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (11.74%) REST
2 25 (8.90%) Java EE
3 13 (4.63%) ARM Templates
4 12 (4.27%) LDAP
4 12 (4.27%) OAuth
4 12 (4.27%) OpenID
5 11 (3.91%) SAML
6 10 (3.56%) .NET
6 10 (3.56%) Node.js
7 9 (3.20%) RESTful
8 8 (2.85%) React
8 8 (2.85%) Web Services
9 5 (1.78%) HTML
9 5 (1.78%) JSON
9 5 (1.78%) XML
10 4 (1.42%) .NET Core
10 4 (1.42%) GraphQL
10 4 (1.42%) Middleware
11 3 (1.07%) DHTML
11 3 (1.07%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.47%) Product Ownership
1 21 (7.47%) Public Cloud
2 10 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (3.20%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.49%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.14%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.14%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.42%) NHS
7 3 (1.07%) Client/Server
7 3 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.07%) N-Tier
7 3 (1.07%) Private Cloud
8 2 (0.71%) CCTV
8 2 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.71%) PKI
8 2 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.71%) Robotics
8 2 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (12.10%) Windows
2 15 (5.34%) Linux
2 15 (5.34%) Windows Server
3 14 (4.98%) Unix
4 13 (4.63%) Android
5 12 (4.27%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.85%) Windows 7
7 6 (2.14%) VMS
8 4 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.07%) Ubuntu
9 3 (1.07%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.71%) Solaris
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.36%) CentOS
11 1 (0.36%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.36%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (29.54%) DevOps
2 79 (28.11%) Agile
3 73 (25.98%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (17.44%) Roadmaps
5 39 (13.88%) Decision-Making
6 38 (13.52%) Infrastructure as Code
7 37 (13.17%) Customer Requirements
8 36 (12.81%) CI/CD
8 36 (12.81%) Software Engineering
9 34 (12.10%) Mentoring
10 30 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (10.68%) Test Automation
11 28 (9.96%) Containerisation
11 28 (9.96%) Network Design
11 28 (9.96%) Software Architecture
12 27 (9.61%) Collaborative Working
12 27 (9.61%) Continuous Integration
13 26 (9.25%) Network Management
13 26 (9.25%) Risk Management
14 25 (8.90%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 50 (17.79%) Java
2 30 (10.68%) SQL
3 24 (8.54%) Python
4 9 (3.20%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.85%) Bash
6 5 (1.78%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.42%) C
7 4 (1.42%) C#
7 4 (1.42%) C++
8 3 (1.07%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.07%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.71%) PHP
9 2 (0.71%) Ruby
9 2 (0.71%) VBScript
10 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.36%) Groovy
10 1 (0.36%) Perl
10 1 (0.36%) Scala
10 1 (0.36%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.36%) X++
Qualifications
1 104 (37.01%) Security Cleared
2 71 (25.27%) SC Cleared
3 35 (12.46%) Degree
4 14 (4.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (4.27%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.56%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.20%) CCNP
7 9 (3.20%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (2.49%) CCNA
8 7 (2.49%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (2.14%) PMP
10 5 (1.78%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.78%) PMI Certification
11 4 (1.42%) JNCIA
12 2 (0.71%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.71%) JNCIS
13 1 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.36%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.36%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.34%) QA
2 9 (3.20%) SLA
3 7 (2.49%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.49%) PCI DSS
4 6 (2.14%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.71%) Def Stans
5 2 (0.71%) GRC
6 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.36%) GDPR
6 1 (0.36%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.36%) HAZOP
6 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.36%) NCSC
6 1 (0.36%) PMO
6 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (9.61%) Docker
2 15 (5.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.56%) Active Directory
3 10 (3.56%) VMware NSX
4 7 (2.49%) vCloud
5 4 (1.42%) XenApp
6 3 (1.07%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.07%) vSphere
7 1 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.36%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 36 (12.81%) Kubernetes
2 35 (12.46%) Ansible
3 26 (9.25%) Terraform
4 23 (8.19%) Endace
5 12 (4.27%) Docker Swarm
5 12 (4.27%) Podman
6 11 (3.91%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (2.49%) Istio
7 7 (2.49%) Rancher
7 7 (2.49%) vCenter Server
8 6 (2.14%) SCCM
9 2 (0.71%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.71%) Puppet
9 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.36%) Grafana
10 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.36%) Nagios
10 1 (0.36%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.36%) vRealize
10 1 (0.36%) VxRail
Vendors
1 38 (13.52%) Cisco
2 31 (11.03%) Juniper
2 31 (11.03%) Microsoft
3 24 (8.54%) F5
4 20 (7.12%) Google
4 20 (7.12%) VMware
5 11 (3.91%) ForgeRock
6 9 (3.20%) SAP
7 6 (2.14%) Apple
7 6 (2.14%) Oracle
7 6 (2.14%) SolarWinds
8 5 (1.78%) Citrix
8 5 (1.78%) Computacenter
8 5 (1.78%) Red Hat
9 3 (1.07%) Adobe
9 3 (1.07%) Ivanti
9 3 (1.07%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.07%) TOWER Software
10 2 (0.71%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.71%) Symantec