Technical Leadership Contracts with Work from Home Options

Technical Leadership
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 175 260 273
Rank change year-on-year +85 +13 +25
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 183 217 425
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.21% 0.86% 0.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 0.96% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 152 293
10th Percentile £456 £486 £458
25th Percentile £503 £525 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £675 £691 £671
90th Percentile £753 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 2
10th Percentile - £52.69 £65.65
25th Percentile £12.75 £72.71 £70.75
Median hourly rate £13.50 £78.50 £79.87
Median % change year-on-year -82.80% -1.71% +190.42%
75th Percentile £18.00 £80.44 £88.36
90th Percentile £34.80 £81.00 £93.08
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
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,282 22,550 40,272
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.98% 89.75% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,890 15,929 29,247
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 522 532
10th Percentile £15.05 £18.63 £13.75
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £69.31 £55.38
90th Percentile £75.18 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

Technical Leadership
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Technical Leadership trend for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership.

Technical Leadership daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Technical Leadership daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership.

Technical Leadership hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Technical Leadership hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (4.92%) Confluence
2 7 (3.83%) IIS
3 5 (2.73%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.64%) Apache
4 3 (1.64%) WebLogic
4 3 (1.64%) WebSphere
5 2 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.55%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.55%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.64%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.55%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) SAP Payroll
1 2 (1.09%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.55%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 73 (39.89%) Azure
2 39 (21.31%) AWS
3 29 (15.85%) Azure DevOps
4 24 (13.11%) Dynamics 365
5 19 (10.38%) Azure Logic Apps
6 17 (9.29%) Azure API Management
6 17 (9.29%) Serverless
7 12 (6.56%) AWS Lambda
7 12 (6.56%) GCP
7 12 (6.56%) Power Platform
8 8 (4.37%) Amazon EC2
8 8 (4.37%) Amazon S3
8 8 (4.37%) Azure Functions
9 7 (3.83%) Entra ID
10 6 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (3.28%) PaaS
10 6 (3.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 5 (2.73%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (2.73%) Route 53
11 5 (2.73%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (9.29%) VPN
2 14 (7.65%) Firewall
3 12 (6.56%) Network Security
4 8 (4.37%) DNS
5 7 (3.83%) Radio Access Network
6 6 (3.28%) 5G
7 5 (2.73%) 3G
7 5 (2.73%) 4G
7 5 (2.73%) LAN
7 5 (2.73%) TCP/IP
8 4 (2.19%) DHCP
8 4 (2.19%) SSL
8 4 (2.19%) VLAN
8 4 (2.19%) WAN
9 3 (1.64%) BGP
9 3 (1.64%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (1.64%) IOS XR
9 3 (1.64%) OpenLDAP
9 3 (1.64%) Wireless
10 2 (1.09%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.65%) SQL Server
2 11 (6.01%) Relational Database
3 7 (3.83%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (3.28%) Amazon Redshift
4 6 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (2.19%) MongoDB
5 4 (2.19%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.64%) DB2
6 3 (1.64%) Oracle Database
6 3 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.09%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.09%) Data Mart
7 2 (1.09%) Data Vault
7 2 (1.09%) DynamoDB
7 2 (1.09%) Power BI
8 1 (0.55%) Metadata
8 1 (0.55%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.55%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 24 (13.11%) JIRA
2 13 (7.10%) GitLab
2 13 (7.10%) Jenkins
3 12 (6.56%) Git
4 8 (4.37%) Cucumber
4 8 (4.37%) REST Assured
4 8 (4.37%) Selenium
4 8 (4.37%) SonarQube
5 5 (2.73%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (1.09%) ERwin
7 1 (0.55%) Android Studio
7 1 (0.55%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.55%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.55%) JMeter
7 1 (0.55%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.55%) Storybook
7 1 (0.55%) Visual Studio
General
1 63 (34.43%) Social Skills
2 53 (28.96%) Finance
3 35 (19.13%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (12.57%) Public Sector
5 10 (5.46%) Marketing
5 10 (5.46%) Telecoms
6 9 (4.92%) Banking
7 8 (4.37%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (4.37%) Law
7 8 (4.37%) Police
8 7 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (2.73%) Financial Institution
9 5 (2.73%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.19%) Electronics
11 3 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.64%) Military
12 2 (1.09%) Front Office
12 2 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.55%) French Language
Job Titles
1 52 (28.42%) Lead
2 48 (26.23%) Architect
3 34 (18.58%) Senior
4 22 (12.02%) Solutions Architect
5 15 (8.20%) Technical Leader
6 13 (7.10%) Developer
7 11 (6.01%) Consultant
8 10 (5.46%) DevOps Engineer
9 9 (4.92%) Analyst
10 8 (4.37%) Senior Developer
10 8 (4.37%) Software Engineer
11 7 (3.83%) ForgeRock Architect
11 7 (3.83%) Integration Engineer
11 7 (3.83%) Performance Specialist
12 6 (3.28%) AWS Engineer
12 6 (3.28%) Java Developer
12 6 (3.28%) Senior Consultant
12 6 (3.28%) Senior Java Developer
12 6 (3.28%) Senior Software Engineer
12 6 (3.28%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (13.11%) XML
2 14 (7.65%) LDAP
2 14 (7.65%) REST
3 13 (7.10%) .NET
3 13 (7.10%) ARM Templates
4 8 (4.37%) Java EE
4 8 (4.37%) OAuth
4 8 (4.37%) OpenID
5 7 (3.83%) RESTful
5 7 (3.83%) SAML
5 7 (3.83%) Web Services
6 5 (2.73%) Node.js
6 5 (2.73%) React
7 4 (2.19%) Django
7 4 (2.19%) J2EE
7 4 (2.19%) JSON
8 3 (1.64%) .NET Framework
8 3 (1.64%) EJB
8 3 (1.64%) HTML
8 3 (1.64%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.46%) Public Cloud
2 7 (3.83%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (3.28%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.73%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.73%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.73%) Mainframe
4 5 (2.73%) Private Cloud
5 4 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.19%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.19%) Mobile Payment
6 3 (1.64%) Digital Wallet
6 3 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.64%) Wiki
7 2 (1.09%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.09%) Derivative
7 2 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (1.09%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 22 (12.02%) Windows
2 14 (7.65%) Linux
3 9 (4.92%) Unix
3 9 (4.92%) Windows 7
4 6 (3.28%) VMS
5 3 (1.64%) Ubuntu
6 2 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (1.09%) Solaris
6 2 (1.09%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.55%) Android
7 1 (0.55%) CentOS
7 1 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.55%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (31.69%) DevOps
2 53 (28.96%) Mentoring
3 52 (28.42%) Agile
4 42 (22.95%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (18.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 31 (16.94%) Roadmaps
7 26 (14.21%) Test Strategy
8 25 (13.66%) Decision-Making
9 21 (11.48%) Data Transformation
10 20 (10.93%) Information Security
11 19 (10.38%) Computer Science
11 19 (10.38%) Integration Patterns
11 19 (10.38%) Migration
12 18 (9.84%) Stakeholder Management
13 17 (9.29%) CI/CD
13 17 (9.29%) Customer Requirements
13 17 (9.29%) Infrastructure as Code
13 17 (9.29%) Microservices
14 16 (8.74%) Customer Service
14 16 (8.74%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 30 (16.39%) Java
2 28 (15.30%) SQL
3 26 (14.21%) C#
4 21 (11.48%) Python
5 8 (4.37%) PowerShell
6 7 (3.83%) Bash
6 7 (3.83%) JavaScript
7 4 (2.19%) PHP
7 4 (2.19%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.64%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.09%) C
9 2 (1.09%) C++
9 2 (1.09%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.09%) Scala
9 2 (1.09%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.55%) Perl
10 1 (0.55%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.55%) R
10 1 (0.55%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 50 (27.32%) Security Cleared
2 45 (24.59%) SC Cleared
3 36 (19.67%) Degree
4 16 (8.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (7.65%) Master's Degree
6 8 (4.37%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.83%) CISSP
8 5 (2.73%) CCNA
8 5 (2.73%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (2.73%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.19%) APMP
9 4 (2.19%) CEH
9 4 (2.19%) CISM
9 4 (2.19%) PMP
9 4 (2.19%) SANS
10 3 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (1.09%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.55%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.55%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (15.30%) QA
2 9 (4.92%) SLA
3 6 (3.28%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.19%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.64%) GRC
6 2 (1.09%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.09%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.55%) GDPR
7 1 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.55%) NCSC
7 1 (0.55%) NIST
System Software
1 18 (9.84%) Docker
2 9 (4.92%) Active Directory
3 4 (2.19%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.09%) vSphere
6 1 (0.55%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (12.02%) Kubernetes
2 19 (10.38%) Terraform
3 17 (9.29%) Ansible
4 11 (6.01%) Docker Swarm
5 8 (4.37%) Podman
5 8 (4.37%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (2.19%) SCCM
7 2 (1.09%) Puppet
7 2 (1.09%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.55%) Argo
8 1 (0.55%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.55%) Grafana
8 1 (0.55%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.55%) Nagios
8 1 (0.55%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.55%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.55%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 29 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.56%) SAP
3 10 (5.46%) Oracle
4 8 (4.37%) VMware
5 7 (3.83%) ForgeRock
6 6 (3.28%) Cisco
7 5 (2.73%) Computacenter
7 5 (2.73%) Google
8 4 (2.19%) CyberArk
8 4 (2.19%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.64%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.64%) TOWER Software
10 2 (1.09%) Adobe
10 2 (1.09%) Embarcadero
10 2 (1.09%) Murex
10 2 (1.09%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.09%) SolarWinds
10 2 (1.09%) Workday
11 1 (0.55%) Informatica
11 1 (0.55%) Juniper