Lead Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Leader
North West > Cumbria

The median Leader daily rate in Cumbria is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - -20
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 4 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 3.77% - 1.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% - 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £538
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.46%
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £481 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -3.75% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £53.28 - -
25th Percentile £57.08 - -
Median hourly rate £63.40 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £63.40 £45.59 £46.18
% change year-on-year +39.07% -1.28% +171.65%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 102 194 179
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.23% 91.08% 93.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 88 132
10th Percentile £369 £200 £413
25th Percentile £431 £454 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £578
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -13.42% +35.25%
75th Percentile £543 £584 £638
90th Percentile £626 £672 £672
North West median daily rate £450 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 26 6
10th Percentile £25.34 £23.25 £51.25
25th Percentile £32.14 £45.22 £52.19
Median hourly rate £54.51 £58.78 £55.43
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% +6.06% +6.73%
75th Percentile £63.40 £69.83 £62.71
90th Percentile £69.49 £72.23 £74.20
North West median hourly rate £24.88 £35.00 £30.54
% change year-on-year -28.91% +14.60% +27.54%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Cumbria

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Cumbria

Lead
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Barrow-in-Furness - 4 £450 - 1
Lead
North West

Lead Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 5 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 Cumbria region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) JIRA
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Confluence
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Business Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Qualys
3 1 (25.00%) Nessus
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Tanium
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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 2 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Regression Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Qualys
2 1 (25.00%) Tanium