Lead Consultant Contract Job Trends in Darlington

Lead Consultant
Durham > Darlington

The median Lead Consultant daily rate in Darlington is £515, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
12 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Darlington 50.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 66.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £508 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 - -
75th Percentile £523 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Durham median daily rate £515 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Darlington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Darlington. 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 Darlington with a recognized job title 3 17 16
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 75.00% 80.95% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 10
10th Percentile - £250 £386
25th Percentile £508 £400 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £460 £400
Median % change year-on-year +11.96% +15.00% +3.23%
75th Percentile £523 £470 £541
90th Percentile - - £591
Durham median daily rate £438 £470 £400
% change year-on-year -6.91% +17.50% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £26.50 £15.46
Median % change year-on-year - +71.41% -
Durham median hourly rate £28.91 £28.14 £15.46
% change year-on-year +2.75% +81.99% -76.58%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Darlington

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

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in Darlington

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Darlington

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Lead Consultant 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 Darlington region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Order Management
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Darlington 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Manufacturing
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Order Management
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
3 Lead Consultant jobs in Durham