Leader
South London > Croydon
The median Leader daily rate in Croydon is £730, 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 | 19 | 27 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +1 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Croydon | 8.79% | 4.83% | 5.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.99% | 4.90% | 5.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £700 | £525 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £730 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.64% | -4.35% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £575 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £742 | £644 | £690 |
| South London median daily rate | £700 | £555 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.13% | -3.48% | -8.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Croydon
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title | 89 | 143 | 154 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.80% | 98.62% | 87.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 88 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £360 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -5.09% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £630 | £679 |
| South London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £23.50 | - |
| South London median hourly rate | £27.61 | £23.50 | £22.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.47% | +2.26% | -51.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Croydon.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Croydon
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Croydon.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Croydon
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Croydon.
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Croydon
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 Croydon region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Croydon 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: