Technical Leadership Contracts

Technical Leadership
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 261 276
Rank change year-on-year +61 +15 +23
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 490 585 863
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.15% 1.02% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.34% 1.14% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 400 571
10th Percentile £460 £486 £452
25th Percentile £507 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +6.38% +11.90%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £688
90th Percentile £788 £813 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £598 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -0.42% +9.09% +10.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 19 13
10th Percentile £12.75 £34.15 £55.30
25th Percentile £14.06 £60.50 £62.25
Median hourly rate £43.49 £66.74 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.84% -11.01% +87.50%
75th Percentile £63.75 £80.25 £90.90
90th Percentile £81.10 £81.81 £96.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £66.69 £75.00
% change year-on-year -57.64% -11.09% +87.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,644 51,414 79,489
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.11% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,629 35,622 55,798
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,441 1,693 1,893
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.99 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.52
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -5.27%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 19 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
England +71 448 £600 -4.00% 395
UK excluding London +56 283 £598 -0.42% 277
Work from Home +72 181 £600 -4.00% 222
London +33 164 £623 -6.39% 157
South East +68 133 £575 -4.17% 75
North of England +17 60 £595 +8.14% 49
Midlands +35 43 £620 -9.82% 40
North West -7 32 £620 +12.73% 25
East Midlands +32 23 £622 +2.60% 8
Yorkshire +20 22 £583 -2.92% 17
West Midlands +22 20 £510 -25.82% 32
East of England +17 16 £635 +17.59% 29
Scotland -2 15 £460 -19.01% 21
South West -12 10 £638 -6.52% 55
North East - 6 £850 - 10
Northern Ireland - 6 £600 - 8

Technical Leadership
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.65%) Confluence
2 12 (2.45%) Apache Spark
3 7 (1.43%) Apache
4 6 (1.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 6 (1.22%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.82%) IIS
5 4 (0.82%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.61%) CMS
6 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.61%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.41%) SAS
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.20%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.82%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.61%) CANalyzer
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) CATIA
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
1 2 (0.41%) SAP Payroll
1 2 (0.41%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.20%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 135 (27.55%) Azure
2 105 (21.43%) AWS
3 53 (10.82%) Serverless
4 41 (8.37%) GCP
5 33 (6.73%) AWS Lambda
6 30 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (6.12%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (5.10%) Power Platform
8 23 (4.69%) Amazon S3
9 20 (4.08%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (3.88%) Cloud Computing
11 18 (3.67%) Amazon EC2
11 18 (3.67%) Azure API Management
11 18 (3.67%) PaaS
12 17 (3.47%) Azure Functions
12 17 (3.47%) OpenShift
13 13 (2.65%) GitHub
14 12 (2.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 11 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
16 9 (1.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 38 (7.76%) VPN
1 38 (7.76%) WAN
2 32 (6.53%) BGP
3 29 (5.92%) Firewall
3 29 (5.92%) MPLS
4 26 (5.31%) SSL
5 23 (4.69%) Cisco Firepower
6 16 (3.27%) LAN
7 12 (2.45%) 5G
7 12 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (2.24%) TCP/IP
9 10 (2.04%) Network Security
10 8 (1.63%) Radio Access Network
11 7 (1.43%) DNS
11 7 (1.43%) Junos
11 7 (1.43%) VSAN
12 6 (1.22%) 3G
12 6 (1.22%) 4G
12 6 (1.22%) DHCP
12 6 (1.22%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.49%) Big Data
2 21 (4.29%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.27%) Amazon RDS
3 16 (3.27%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.86%) Amazon Athena
4 14 (2.86%) Amazon Redshift
4 14 (2.86%) Data Lake
4 14 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.65%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.04%) Hadoop
7 9 (1.84%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.43%) Amazon Aurora
8 7 (1.43%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.43%) Power BI
9 5 (1.02%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.82%) DB2
10 4 (0.82%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.61%) DynamoDB
11 3 (0.61%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 41 (8.37%) Jenkins
2 40 (8.16%) JIRA
3 36 (7.35%) Git
4 29 (5.92%) Selenium
5 26 (5.31%) Cucumber
5 26 (5.31%) SonarQube
6 24 (4.90%) REST Assured
7 19 (3.88%) GitLab
8 9 (1.84%) Cypress.io
8 9 (1.84%) JMeter
9 8 (1.63%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.82%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.82%) ERwin
10 4 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
11 3 (0.61%) CANoe
12 2 (0.41%) Maven
13 1 (0.20%) JUnit
13 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
13 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 160 (32.65%) Social Skills
2 131 (26.73%) Finance
3 98 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (11.43%) Public Sector
5 30 (6.12%) Banking
6 22 (4.49%) Law
7 17 (3.47%) Marketing
8 16 (3.27%) Police
9 14 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.65%) Legal
10 13 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.45%) Telecoms
12 10 (2.04%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.43%) Automotive
14 7 (1.43%) Electronics
15 6 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.22%) Financial Institution
16 5 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.02%) Retail
Job Titles
1 184 (37.55%) Architect
2 111 (22.65%) Lead
3 65 (13.27%) Senior
4 55 (11.22%) Solutions Architect
5 49 (10.00%) Technical Leader
6 39 (7.96%) Technical Architect
7 34 (6.94%) Network Architect
8 25 (5.10%) Developer
9 21 (4.29%) DevOps Engineer
10 20 (4.08%) Analyst
11 19 (3.88%) Java Engineer
11 19 (3.88%) Software Engineer
12 18 (3.67%) Lead Architect
13 17 (3.47%) Consultant
14 14 (2.86%) AWS Engineer
15 11 (2.24%) Data Engineer
15 11 (2.24%) ForgeRock Architect
15 11 (2.24%) Systems Engineer
16 10 (2.04%) Project Manager
16 10 (2.04%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.35%) REST
2 28 (5.71%) XML
3 25 (5.10%) Java EE
3 25 (5.10%) Node.js
4 23 (4.69%) Kafka
5 20 (4.08%) .NET
5 20 (4.08%) LDAP
6 19 (3.88%) React
7 13 (2.65%) ARM Templates
7 13 (2.65%) OpenID
7 13 (2.65%) SAML
7 13 (2.65%) Web Services
8 12 (2.45%) OAuth
9 11 (2.24%) RESTful
10 9 (1.84%) J2EE
11 7 (1.43%) JSON
12 6 (1.22%) HTML
12 6 (1.22%) Middleware
13 5 (1.02%) AngularJS
14 4 (0.82%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.69%) Product Ownership
2 22 (4.49%) Public Cloud
3 13 (2.65%) Cloud Native
4 10 (2.04%) Data Centre
5 9 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (1.84%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.63%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.22%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.22%) Mainframe
7 6 (1.22%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.22%) NHS
7 6 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.02%) Derivative
8 5 (1.02%) Machine to Machine
8 5 (1.02%) Private Cloud
9 4 (0.82%) Mobile Payment
10 3 (0.61%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.61%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 47 (9.59%) Windows
2 34 (6.94%) Linux
3 22 (4.49%) Unix
4 16 (3.27%) Android
4 16 (3.27%) Apple iOS
4 16 (3.27%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.04%) Windows 7
6 6 (1.22%) VMS
7 3 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.41%) Solaris
8 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.41%) zOS
9 1 (0.20%) CentOS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (27.76%) DevOps
2 130 (26.53%) Agile
3 126 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (18.98%) Mentoring
5 85 (17.35%) Roadmaps
6 67 (13.67%) CI/CD
7 61 (12.45%) Continuous Improvement
8 60 (12.24%) Software Engineering
9 55 (11.22%) Decision-Making
10 50 (10.20%) Infrastructure as Code
11 46 (9.39%) Containerisation
12 44 (8.98%) Computer Science
13 43 (8.78%) Customer Requirements
14 41 (8.37%) Project Management
15 40 (8.16%) Data Modelling
15 40 (8.16%) Microservices
16 35 (7.14%) Migration
16 35 (7.14%) Risk Management
16 35 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
17 34 (6.94%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 80 (16.33%) Java
1 80 (16.33%) Python
2 67 (13.67%) SQL
3 28 (5.71%) C#
4 13 (2.65%) JavaScript
4 13 (2.65%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.65%) Scala
5 10 (2.04%) TypeScript
6 8 (1.63%) Bash
7 7 (1.43%) C
7 7 (1.43%) C++
8 6 (1.22%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.02%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.02%) PHP
10 4 (0.82%) Perl
11 3 (0.61%) Ruby
11 3 (0.61%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.61%) VBA
12 2 (0.41%) R
12 2 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 152 (31.02%) Security Cleared
2 114 (23.27%) SC Cleared
3 73 (14.90%) Degree
4 40 (8.16%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (5.31%) Master's Degree
6 16 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (2.65%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.45%) CCNA
9 10 (2.04%) PMP
10 9 (1.84%) CCNP
11 8 (1.63%) CISSP
11 8 (1.63%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (1.43%) AWS Certification
12 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (1.02%) JNCIA
13 5 (1.02%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.82%) APMP
14 4 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.82%) CEH
14 4 (0.82%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.96%) QA
2 15 (3.06%) Data Quality
2 15 (3.06%) SLA
3 9 (1.84%) PCI DSS
4 7 (1.43%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.22%) GRC
6 2 (0.41%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.41%) NCSC
7 1 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.20%) GDPR
7 1 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.20%) HAZOP
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 15022
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.20%) NIST
7 1 (0.20%) PMO
7 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 49 (10.00%) Docker
2 15 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.24%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.63%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.43%) vCloud
6 4 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.82%) XenApp
7 3 (0.61%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.41%) vSphere
9 1 (0.20%) Apache Flume
9 1 (0.20%) HDFS
9 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 62 (12.65%) Kubernetes
2 55 (11.22%) Terraform
3 40 (8.16%) Ansible
4 23 (4.69%) Endace
5 16 (3.27%) Docker Swarm
6 15 (3.06%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (2.45%) Podman
8 7 (1.43%) Argo
8 7 (1.43%) Istio
8 7 (1.43%) Rancher
8 7 (1.43%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.02%) SCCM
10 3 (0.61%) Functional Safety
11 2 (0.41%) Grafana
11 2 (0.41%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.41%) Puppet
11 2 (0.41%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.20%) Data Guard
12 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
12 1 (0.20%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 64 (13.06%) Microsoft
2 41 (8.37%) Cisco
3 33 (6.73%) Google
4 31 (6.33%) Juniper
5 26 (5.31%) F5
6 22 (4.49%) VMware
7 21 (4.29%) Oracle
8 18 (3.67%) SAP
9 12 (2.45%) ForgeRock
9 12 (2.45%) ServiceNow
10 11 (2.24%) Databricks
11 9 (1.84%) Informatica
12 6 (1.22%) Adobe
12 6 (1.22%) Apple
13 5 (1.02%) Citrix
13 5 (1.02%) Computacenter
13 5 (1.02%) CyberArk
13 5 (1.02%) SolarWinds
14 4 (0.82%) IBM
14 4 (0.82%) Workday