Lead Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Leader
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Leader daily rate in Chelmsford is £576, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 2
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 5 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 10.20% - 33.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.36% - 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £576 - -
75th Percentile £614 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £495 - £500
% change year-on-year - - -8.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £19.04 - -
25th Percentile £19.68 - -
Median hourly rate £21.50 - -
75th Percentile £24.67 - -
90th Percentile £26.12 - -
Essex median hourly rate £20.36 £50.00 -
% change year-on-year -59.28% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 44 8 6
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.80% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 5 3
10th Percentile £240 - £373
25th Percentile £261 - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £225 £425
Median % change year-on-year +94.44% -47.06% -0.70%
75th Percentile £450 £230 £463
90th Percentile £507 £325 £478
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 1
10th Percentile - £70.50 -
25th Percentile £16.25 £78.75 -
Median hourly rate £17.50 £95.00 £15.76
Median % change year-on-year -81.58% +502.79% -31.36%
75th Percentile £33.42 £108.75 -
90th Percentile £81.05 £115.50 -
Essex median hourly rate £17.73 £37.50 £59.50
% change year-on-year -52.73% -36.97% +36.37%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Chelmsford

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Chelmsford

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

For the 6 months to 12 August 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 Chelmsford region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Coaching
1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
1 2 (40.00%) ITSM
1 2 (40.00%) Line Management
1 2 (40.00%) Performance Management
1 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (40.00%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Ansible
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Storage
2 1 (20.00%) BGP
2 1 (20.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (20.00%) CCIE
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Data Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) F5
2 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (20.00%) HND
2 1 (20.00%) JNCIE

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) OpenStack
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Azure Storage
1 1 (20.00%) OpenShift
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) BGP
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) MPLS
1 1 (20.00%) SNMP
1 1 (20.00%) TACACS
1 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
1 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) NETCONF
1 1 (20.00%) OpenConfig
1 1 (20.00%) RESTCONF
1 1 (20.00%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (20.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (20.00%) Private Cloud
1 1 (20.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Coaching
1 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
1 2 (40.00%) ITSM
1 2 (40.00%) Line Management
1 2 (40.00%) Performance Management
1 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (40.00%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Data Management
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CCIE
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) HND
1 1 (20.00%) JNCIE
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (20.00%) QA
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) F5
1 1 (20.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (20.00%) Juniper
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft