Leader
UK > England
The median Leader daily rate in England is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 31 | 30 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +7 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,177 | 2,756 | 4,140 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 5.80% | 5.86% | 5.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.25% | 6.20% | 6.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,352 | 1,902 | 2,923 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £510 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £600 | £585 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.08% | +2.56% | +7.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £788 | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +6.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 110 | 51 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £22.00 | £24.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.75 | £41.25 | £32.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £55.00 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +30.95% | +63.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.38 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £71.28 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.27 | £53.99 | £47.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.56% | +13.89% | +71.69% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 34,808 | 44,443 | 66,953 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.49% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,757 | 31,614 | 47,944 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,654 | 1,321 | 1,753 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £20.00 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.22% | +87.50% | +14.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £77.50 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in England over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead in England over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the England region over the 6 months to 20 June 2024. 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 |
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| London | +4 | 1,103 | £613 | -2.00% | 501 |
| North of England | +2 | 275 | £582 | +3.47% | 259 |
| South East | +1 | 259 | £550 | -4.35% | 192 |
| South West | +19 | 241 | £563 | -11.76% | 167 |
| Midlands | +5 | 175 | £525 | -9.09% | 195 |
| North West | 0 | 163 | £585 | +6.36% | 139 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 131 | £563 | -5.86% | 113 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 102 | £575 | -4.17% | 89 |
| East of England | -19 | 69 | £500 | -16.67% | 105 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 43 | £378 | -33.77% | 81 |
| North East | +9 | 12 | £533 | -0.93% | 36 |
| South Coast | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 20 June 2024, 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 England region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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