Lead Contracts in Brighton

Leader
East Sussex > Brighton

The median Leader daily rate in Brighton 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 9 10 12
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 7 3 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Brighton 11.48% 5.77% 8.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% 5.88% 8.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 8
10th Percentile £515 £603 £600
25th Percentile £525 £606 £703
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £650 £790
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% -17.72% +55.67%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £831
90th Percentile £653 £690 £850
East Sussex median daily rate £588 £638 £790
% change year-on-year -7.84% -19.30% +30.85%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 49 51 93
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.33% 98.08% 98.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 43 60
10th Percentile £316 £306 £247
25th Percentile £435 £325 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -13.64% +8.37%
75th Percentile £575 £548 £681
90th Percentile £638 £648 £820
East Sussex median daily rate £475 £475 £550
% change year-on-year - -13.64% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 2
10th Percentile £16.89 - £52.38
25th Percentile £17.75 £23.63 £54.06
Median hourly rate £19.36 £25.25 £58.75
Median % change year-on-year -23.34% -57.02% +167.05%
75th Percentile £20.82 £26.88 £64.06
90th Percentile £21.59 - £66.13
East Sussex median hourly rate £19.36 £25.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year -23.34% -51.90% +138.64%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Brighton

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Brighton

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

Daily rate trend for Lead in Brighton

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Brighton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Brighton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Brighton

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Brighton

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

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Brighton

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

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 Brighton region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Redux
3 3 (42.86%) React
3 3 (42.86%) Entra ID
3 3 (42.86%) React Native
3 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
3 3 (42.86%) HTML
3 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
3 3 (42.86%) CSS
3 3 (42.86%) Windows
3 3 (42.86%) E-Commerce
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
3 3 (42.86%) Azure
3 3 (42.86%) PaaS
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (42.86%) IaaS
3 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (42.86%) TypeScript
3 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (14.29%) Design Patterns
4 1 (14.29%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Front End Development
4 1 (14.29%) Service Design
4 1 (14.29%) Prototyping

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) Entra ID
1 3 (42.86%) IaaS
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (42.86%) PaaS
2 1 (14.29%) Figma
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) CSS
1 3 (42.86%) HTML
1 3 (42.86%) React
1 3 (42.86%) React Native
1 3 (42.86%) Redux
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
1 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) E-Commerce
2 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Design Patterns
3 1 (14.29%) Front End Development
3 1 (14.29%) Inclusive Design
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) Prototyping
3 1 (14.29%) Service Design
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
1 3 (42.86%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory