Project Lead
UK
The median Project Lead daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 519 | 608 | 721 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +113 | -122 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader | 67 | 114 | 110 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 62 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £296 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £353 | £379 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £481 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +14.29% | +1.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £675 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £749 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £415 | £422 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.46% | -1.66% | +4.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 17 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £61.00 | £30.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.35 | £65.00 | £31.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £65.50 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.75% | +55.95% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.75 | £65.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £53.25 | - | £45.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £65.50 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.75% | +55.95% | +28.74% |
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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 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 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Project Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Project Leader
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 | +74 | 51 | £538 | -6.52% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 50 | £475 | +14.46% | 32 |
| South West | +24 | 17 | - | - | 7 |
| South East | +15 | 15 | £295 | -53.54% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 13 | £475 | -6.17% | 14 |
| London | +76 | 13 | £620 | +3.33% | 6 |
| Scotland | +24 | 10 | £475 | +23.38% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 3 | £525 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +26 | 3 | £525 | - | 4 |
| East of England | +1 | 2 | £590 | +34.86% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North of England | +24 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | +13 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Project Leader 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 Project Leader in the job title.
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Project Leader 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: