Lead Programmer Contracts in the City of London

Lead Programmer
Central London > City of London

As of 21 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Programmer daily rate in the City of London.

6 months to
21 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.058% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Central London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,615 2,065 3,233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 95.12% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,020 1,424 2,174
10th Percentile £350 £350 £358
25th Percentile £450 £450 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -5.83% +6.19%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £788 £814
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £600
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 19
10th Percentile £20.35 £16.33 £15.24
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £18.50
Median hourly rate £32.83 £22.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.29% -35.00% -14.63%
75th Percentile £63.75 £32.03 £76.25
90th Percentile £92.13 £45.13 £88.30
Central London median hourly rate £30.04 £27.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +11.24% -22.86% -15.66%

Lead Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Programmer in the City of London

Lead Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Programmer in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Lead Programmer in the City of London

Lead Programmer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, Lead Programmer 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 City of London region featuring Lead Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications

Lead Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL