Leader
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Leader daily rate in Bedfordshire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 August 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 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 9 | 17 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -1 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 36 | 18 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 15.32% | 8.61% | 9.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 16.98% | 9.14% | 9.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £249 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | £506 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £628 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £694 | £655 |
| East of England median daily rate | £550 | £450 | £595 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -24.37% | +17.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £85.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £90.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £91.00 | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £90.50 | £45.00 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +101.11% | -31.30% | +16.96% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title | 212 | 197 | 147 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.21% | 94.26% | 98.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 106 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £281 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £363 | £320 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £553 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.50% | +5.26% | -4.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £573 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £644 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -10.53% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 31 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.90 | £41.25 | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.69 | £55.00 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £84.75 | £64.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.42% | +16.36% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | £65.00 | £59.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67.50 | £61.40 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £43.00 | £47.50 | £26.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.47% | +79.41% | +33.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Bedfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 August 2025. 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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| Luton | +4 | 31 | £613 | +2.08% | 14 |
| Bedford | - | 1 | £190 | - | 10 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 19 August 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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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