Lead Contracts in Basingstoke

Leader
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Leader daily rate in Basingstoke is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 47 32
Rank change year-on-year +28 -15 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 8 6 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Basingstoke 5.93% 1.40% 2.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.15% 1.42% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 5
10th Percentile £511 - £413
25th Percentile £518 - £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £619 - £663
90th Percentile £638 - £693
Hampshire median daily rate £600 £582 £600
% change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% +2.13%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 130 422 207
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 98.60% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 238 133
10th Percentile £456 £421 £228
25th Percentile £519 £425 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £650
90th Percentile £650 £738 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 15 5
10th Percentile £22.00 £13.64 £15.86
25th Percentile £22.92 £27.50 £16.84
Median hourly rate £24.70 £47.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.01% +150.00% -15.56%
75th Percentile £26.72 £48.75 £21.50
90th Percentile £27.79 - £34.85
Hampshire median hourly rate £55.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -4.10% +9.24% +141.38%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Basingstoke

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Basingstoke.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Basingstoke

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Basingstoke.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Basingstoke

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 across the Basingstoke region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) SAP
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) ERP
2 4 (50.00%) SAP ECC
2 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (37.50%) DV Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) ITIL
4 2 (25.00%) ABAP
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (25.00%) DHCP
4 2 (25.00%) DNS
4 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (25.00%) SAP SD
4 2 (25.00%) SAP FI
4 2 (25.00%) EAM
4 2 (25.00%) SAP CO
4 2 (25.00%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (25.00%) Billing
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) SIEM
4 2 (25.00%) SAP GTS
4 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (25.00%) LogRhythm
4 2 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
4 2 (25.00%) OSINT

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (50.00%) SAP ECC
1 4 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (25.00%) SAP CO
2 2 (25.00%) SAP FI
2 2 (25.00%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (25.00%) SAP GTS
2 2 (25.00%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) DHCP
1 2 (25.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle BI EE
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (12.50%) Tableau
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Billing
3 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (12.50%) Electronics
4 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) ERP
1 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) ITIL
3 2 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
3 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (25.00%) EAM
3 2 (25.00%) Order to Cash
3 2 (25.00%) OSINT
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) SIEM
3 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (12.50%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (12.50%) Incident Response
4 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 1 (12.50%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (12.50%) Protective Monitoring
4 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) ABAP
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) DV Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) SAP
2 2 (25.00%) LogRhythm
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft