Lead Contracts in Bracknell

Leader
Berkshire > Bracknell

The median Leader daily rate in Bracknell is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 July 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
24 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 22 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 7 7 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bracknell 6.80% 3.68% 5.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.05% 3.89% 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 1
10th Percentile - £420 -
25th Percentile £513 £506 £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £650 £750
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% -13.33% +36.36%
75th Percentile £538 £725 £775
90th Percentile - £770 -
Berkshire median daily rate £598 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -0.42% +4.35% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £51.00 £67.59 -
Median % change year-on-year -24.55% - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £71.29 £67.59 £55.00
% change year-on-year +5.47% +22.89% -31.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bracknell

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bracknell. 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 Bracknell with a recognized job title 87 180 170
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.47% 94.74% 93.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 52 59
10th Percentile £370 £263 £303
25th Percentile £506 £350 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +3.70%
75th Percentile £600 £542 £624
90th Percentile - £598 £738
Berkshire median daily rate £508 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -7.73% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 7 5
10th Percentile £32.05 £41.15 £16.20
25th Percentile £36.23 £41.25 £21.00
Median hourly rate £54.25 £42.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.65% +21.43% +191.67%
75th Percentile £69.56 £55.63 £60.63
90th Percentile £80.71 £68.57 £61.75
Berkshire median hourly rate £48.00 £61.60 £58.75
% change year-on-year -22.08% +4.85% +161.11%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Bracknell

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Bracknell

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bracknell

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

Daily rate trend for Lead in Bracknell

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bracknell

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

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Bracknell

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

For the 6 months to 24 July 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 Bracknell region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Retail
2 2 (28.57%) Linux
2 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 2 (28.57%) Data Centre
2 2 (28.57%) VMware
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
2 2 (28.57%) Business Case
2 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (28.57%) Business Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
3 1 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Zero Trust
3 1 (14.29%) NGFW
3 1 (14.29%) Windows
3 1 (14.29%) Zscaler
3 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (14.29%) Smartsheet
3 1 (14.29%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (14.29%) Architectural Design
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Patch Management
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Palo Alto
3 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Firewall
1 1 (14.29%) Internet
1 1 (14.29%) NAS
1 1 (14.29%) Network Security
1 1 (14.29%) NGFW
1 1 (14.29%) SAN
1 1 (14.29%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Retail
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Life Science
2 1 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
2 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Business Case
1 2 (28.57%) Business Strategy
1 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Architectural Design
2 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
2 1 (14.29%) Kanban
2 1 (14.29%) Migration
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
2 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
2 1 (14.29%) Scrum
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (14.29%) Use Case
2 1 (14.29%) Waterfall
2 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (14.29%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 4 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) CCDA
2 1 (14.29%) CCDP
2 1 (14.29%) CCNA
2 1 (14.29%) CCNP
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (14.29%) JNCIA
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (14.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
1 1 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) VMware
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) Juniper
2 1 (14.29%) Palo Alto
2 1 (14.29%) Splunk
2 1 (14.29%) Zscaler