Lead Consultant
UK
The median Lead Consultant daily rate in the UK is £613 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 554 | 587 | 713 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +126 | -117 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant | 44 | 132 | 136 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.23% | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 79 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £507 | £500 | £431 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £573 | £472 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £630 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.80% | +5.02% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £813 |
| 90th Percentile | £818 | £800 | £896 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £688 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.73% | +44.74% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +53 | 36 | £600 | -4.78% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 18 | £600 | -12.73% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 17 | £596 | -0.75% | 22 |
| London | +49 | 15 | £625 | +2.46% | 12 |
| South East | +18 | 5 | £650 | -4.41% | 1 |
| South West | +25 | 4 | £700 | -9.68% | 3 |
| East of England | +18 | 4 | £600 | -22.58% | 1 |
| North of England | +27 | 2 | £500 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 2 | £494 | -28.18% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 2 | £500 | - | |
| Midlands | +12 | 2 | £494 | -28.18% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £770 | - |
Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Lead Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.
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Lead Consultant 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: