Lead Contract Job Trends in Bradford

Leader
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Leader daily rate in Bradford is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bradford 3.23% - 5.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.39% - 5.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £534
25th Percentile £515 - £548
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 - £593
Median % change year-on-year - - +52.90%
75th Percentile £545 - £633
90th Percentile - - £645
West Yorkshire median daily rate £544 £498 £600
% change year-on-year +9.30% -17.08% +9.09%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 59 23 79
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.16% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 14 69
10th Percentile £307 £178 £212
25th Percentile £451 £178 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £379 £415
Median % change year-on-year +45.12% -8.67% -17.00%
75th Percentile £618 £438 £549
90th Percentile £682 £446 £625
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £12.21 - -
25th Percentile £15.54 - -
Median hourly rate £21.30 - £26.78
Median % change year-on-year - - +47.06%
75th Percentile £33.78 - -
90th Percentile £46.25 - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.94 £27.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year -31.15% +77.42% -54.11%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bradford.

Lead job vacancy trend in Bradford

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Bradford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Bradford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Bradford

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Bradford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Bradford.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Bradford

Lead Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of 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%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) CBAP
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CBAP
1 2 (100.00%) Degree