Lead Contracts in Bradford

Leader
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Leader daily rate in Bradford is £630, 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 8 15 18
Rank change year-on-year +7 +3 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 2 5 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bradford 8.70% 8.93% 4.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.52% 8.93% 5.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - £533 £310
25th Percentile £615 £544 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.57% +15.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £645 £620 £550
90th Percentile - £640 £580
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £563 £600
% change year-on-year -11.11% -6.25% +20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bradford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bradford. 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 Bradford with a recognized job title 21 56 78
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 100.00% 91.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 51 59
10th Percentile £178 £265 £256
25th Percentile £179 £356 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -11.43% +45.83%
75th Percentile £535 £553 £600
90th Percentile £642 £625 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £490 £525
% change year-on-year -3.06% -6.67% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.16
Median hourly rate £22.14 - £15.44
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.37%
75th Percentile - - £21.73
90th Percentile - - £28.94
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.82 £14.34 £32.50
% change year-on-year +73.14% -55.89% +92.88%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Bradford

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bradford

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

Daily rate trend for Lead in Bradford

Lead Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bradford

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 Bradford region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Process Management
2 1 (50.00%) GIS
2 1 (50.00%) ESRI
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) SAP CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) SAP GRC
2 1 (50.00%) CBAP
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bradford 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 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (50.00%) SAP CRM
1 1 (50.00%) SAP GRC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Process Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CBAP
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) ESRI