Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 418 | 465 | 433 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | -32 | -79 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 163 | 242 | 508 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.40% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 130 | 161 | 367 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £460 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +9.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +23.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Developer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Lead Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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 |
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| England | +50 | 140 | £650 | +8.33% | 125 |
| London | +88 | 89 | £650 | +8.33% | 64 |
| Work from Home | +65 | 76 | £625 | +6.38% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 52 | £600 | - | 65 |
| North of England | +19 | 16 | £650 | +23.81% | 25 |
| South East | +8 | 14 | £500 | -23.08% | 12 |
| Midlands | +34 | 10 | £650 | +8.33% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 9 | £650 | +8.33% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 8 | £650 | +13.04% | 6 |
| North West | +12 | 7 | £550 | +30.95% | 14 |
| Scotland | +34 | 5 | £465 | -14.68% | 3 |
| East of England | +17 | 5 | £600 | - | 6 |
| South West | +15 | 2 | £575 | -8.73% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 1 | £625 | +4.17% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Lead Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer 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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