Leader
South East > Buckinghamshire
The median Leader daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £508, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 June 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 8 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 36 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 16 | 13 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 6.99% | 2.66% | 6.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.51% | 2.84% | 6.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 13 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £369 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £449 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.73% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £536 | £575 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £551 | £655 | £714 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.78% | +8.26% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title | 213 | 457 | 823 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 93.46% | 94.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 137 | 315 | 658 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £260 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.11% | -1.10% | +1.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £552 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £646 | £645 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 42 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.85 | £11.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.20 | £17.64 | £13.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.25 | £23.22 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.31% | +32.66% | +40.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | £28.75 | £19.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.00 | £48.75 | £34.05 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.31 | £50.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.38% | - | +150.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Buckinghamshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Buckinghamshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 8 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Milton Keynes | +13 | 10 | £425 | -22.73% | 35 |
| Iver | - | 5 | £508 | - | |
| Gerrards Cross | - | 1 | £475 | - | 1 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire
For the 6 months to 8 June 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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: