Lead Contract Job Trends 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 7 October 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 6 13
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 4 14 6
As % of all contract jobs in Brighton 8.70% 24.56% 7.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.26% 25.93% 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile £487 £433 -
25th Percentile £495 £463 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £300
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +75.00% -50.00%
75th Percentile £604 £588 £408
90th Percentile £612 £618 £463
East Sussex median daily rate £550 £525 £300
% change year-on-year +4.76% +75.00% -52.00%

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 39 54 78
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.78% 94.74% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 28 38
10th Percentile £319 £371 £396
25th Percentile £438 £395 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £400 £650
Median % change year-on-year +21.88% -38.46% +13.04%
75th Percentile £618 £550 £745
90th Percentile £765 £638 -
East Sussex median daily rate £450 £420 £550
% change year-on-year +7.14% -23.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 6
10th Percentile £18.04 - £13.08
25th Percentile £20.61 - £13.15
Median hourly rate £26.29 - £18.56
75th Percentile £31.24 - £30.67
90th Percentile £32.12 - £43.00
East Sussex median hourly rate £15.50 £52.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year -70.48% +191.67% +44.23%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Brighton

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Brighton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Brighton

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Brighton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Brighton

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, 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 Brighton region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (25.00%) Community of Practice
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Kanban
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) Market Research
3 1 (25.00%) Product Management
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Community of Practice
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Kanban
3 1 (25.00%) Market Research
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Product Management
3 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft