Lead Contract Job Trends in East Yorkshire

Leader
Yorkshire > East Yorkshire

The median Leader daily rate in East Yorkshire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 7 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in East Yorkshire 9.33% - 8.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.14% - 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.37%
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £548 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +9.60% -4.76% -12.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East Yorkshire. 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 East Yorkshire with a recognized job title 69 30 24
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.00% 96.77% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 17 14
10th Percentile £200 - £244
25th Percentile £230 £138 £277
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £288 £385
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -25.32% -23.00%
75th Percentile £443 £575 £488
90th Percentile £625 - £538
Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.55% -6.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 4
10th Percentile £55.63 - £50.75
25th Percentile £66.25 - £57.50
Median hourly rate £67.50 - £62.50
75th Percentile £68.75 - £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £18.27
% change year-on-year +16.40% +21.18% -8.65%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in East Yorkshire

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

Lead job vacancy trend in East Yorkshire

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in East Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in East Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in East Yorkshire

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in East Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in East Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in East Yorkshire

Lead
Contract Job Locations in East Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the East Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. 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
Hull - 5 - - 2
Beverley - 1 £600 - 1
Lead
Yorkshire

Lead Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 13 July 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 East Yorkshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) AI
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (71.43%) Generative AI
2 4 (57.14%) Document Management
2 4 (57.14%) Ergonomics
2 4 (57.14%) Human Factors
2 4 (57.14%) Knowledge Management
2 4 (57.14%) QMS
2 4 (57.14%) SMS
3 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Qualys
3 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (14.29%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
3 1 (14.29%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (14.29%) Tenable
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Yorkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) SMS
General
1 4 (57.14%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) AI
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (71.43%) Generative AI
2 4 (57.14%) Document Management
2 4 (57.14%) Ergonomics
2 4 (57.14%) Human Factors
2 4 (57.14%) Knowledge Management
2 4 (57.14%) QMS
3 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
3 1 (14.29%) Data Management
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (14.29%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
3 1 (14.29%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Qualys
1 1 (14.29%) Tenable