Technical Leadership Contracts in England

Technical Leadership
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Technical Leadership skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 188 244
Rank change year-on-year +63 +56 +45
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 572 477 509
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.25% 1.28% 1.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.46% 1.50% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 263 346
10th Percentile £400 £463 £475
25th Percentile £480 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £620 £625
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -0.80% +4.17%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £725
90th Percentile £775 £798 £803
UK median daily rate £588 £601 £625
% change year-on-year -2.16% -3.92% +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 15 22
10th Percentile - £12.75 £17.72
25th Percentile £24.66 £15.38 £25.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £48.48 £62.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.09% -21.81% -17.49%
75th Percentile £84.25 £64.38 £74.71
90th Percentile £89.00 £82.80 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £60.52 £51.74 £62.00
% change year-on-year +16.98% -16.55% -17.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Technical Leadership falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23,206 31,905 42,373
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.29% 85.51% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,965 20,680 29,662
10th Percentile £300 £304 £325
25th Percentile £406 £413 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £504 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,140 2,329 1,534
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.79 £11.87
25th Percentile £17.79 £16.06 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.42
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +1.87% +45.72%
75th Percentile £55.00 £61.60 £64.59
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.35 £75.80
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +4.17% +38.46%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in England.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in England over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in England.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership in England over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in England

Technical Leadership
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 Technical Leadership within the England region over the 6 months to 28 June 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
London +123 315 £630 +0.80% 686
North of England +15 71 £550 -9.84% 235
South East +1 66 £513 -14.54% 243
North West +27 44 £525 -18.92% 137
Midlands -3 39 £488 -11.36% 110
South West +50 34 £613 - 102
East of England +39 29 £550 -15.38% 115
West Midlands +5 26 £500 -1.96% 66
Yorkshire +4 24 £550 -6.78% 80
East Midlands -10 12 £453 -27.17% 41
North East -6 3 £528 -37.94% 19
Technical Leadership
UK

Technical Leadership
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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (4.02%) Confluence
2 20 (3.50%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.10%) Moodle
4 11 (1.92%) nginx
5 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (1.22%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.87%) Camunda
7 5 (0.87%) CMS
8 4 (0.70%) Apache
8 4 (0.70%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.70%) Jupyter
9 3 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.52%) SAS
10 2 (0.35%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.35%) JBoss
10 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.35%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.17%) Oracle Coherence
11 1 (0.17%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 10 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.87%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.52%) SAP PP
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.35%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.17%) Endur
6 1 (0.17%) Maximo
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.17%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.17%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.17%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 167 (29.20%) Azure
2 153 (26.75%) AWS
3 50 (8.74%) GCP
4 29 (5.07%) Entra ID
4 29 (5.07%) Serverless
5 28 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (4.37%) GitHub
6 25 (4.37%) Power Platform
7 24 (4.20%) SaaS
8 23 (4.02%) Amazon S3
9 20 (3.50%) AWS Lambda
10 19 (3.32%) AWS CloudFormation
11 18 (3.15%) PaaS
12 15 (2.62%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (2.45%) Dynamics 365
13 14 (2.45%) PowerApps
14 12 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
15 11 (1.92%) IaaS
16 10 (1.75%) OneDrive
16 10 (1.75%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.07%) Network Security
2 21 (3.67%) Firewall
3 19 (3.32%) DNS
4 18 (3.15%) LAN
4 18 (3.15%) WAN
5 13 (2.27%) DHCP
5 13 (2.27%) VPN
6 10 (1.75%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.40%) HTTPS
8 7 (1.22%) Ethernet
9 6 (1.05%) SSL
10 5 (0.87%) HTTP
10 5 (0.87%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.87%) SSH
11 4 (0.70%) 5G
11 4 (0.70%) BGP
11 4 (0.70%) DWDM
11 4 (0.70%) MPLS
11 4 (0.70%) SAN
11 4 (0.70%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.07%) PostgreSQL
2 27 (4.72%) SQL Server
3 21 (3.67%) MongoDB
4 18 (3.15%) Big Data
4 18 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.80%) Relational Database
6 14 (2.45%) Data Lake
6 14 (2.45%) NoSQL
6 14 (2.45%) Power BI
7 10 (1.75%) DynamoDB
8 9 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (1.22%) MySQL
9 7 (1.22%) Oracle Database
10 6 (1.05%) Amazon Athena
10 6 (1.05%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (1.05%) Metadata
11 5 (0.87%) GIS
12 4 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.70%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.70%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 57 (9.97%) Git
2 51 (8.92%) JIRA
3 38 (6.64%) Jenkins
4 34 (5.94%) GitLab
5 17 (2.97%) Cucumber
5 17 (2.97%) Selenium
6 16 (2.80%) REST Assured
7 14 (2.45%) SonarQube
8 9 (1.57%) Cypress.io
9 8 (1.40%) Postman
10 7 (1.22%) JMeter
11 6 (1.05%) CircleCI
11 6 (1.05%) Maven
11 6 (1.05%) TestNG
12 5 (0.87%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.87%) JUnit
12 5 (0.87%) PHPUnit
13 4 (0.70%) Rational DOORS
13 4 (0.70%) Sonatype Nexus
14 3 (0.52%) Mockito
General
1 262 (45.80%) Social Skills
2 106 (18.53%) Finance
3 88 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (9.27%) Public Sector
5 32 (5.59%) Banking
6 19 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (2.27%) Financial Institution
7 13 (2.27%) Law
8 11 (1.92%) Telecoms
9 10 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.57%) Legal
11 8 (1.40%) Marketing
11 8 (1.40%) Military
12 7 (1.22%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.22%) Retail
13 6 (1.05%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.87%) Billing
14 5 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 207 (36.19%) Architect
2 129 (22.55%) Lead
3 73 (12.76%) Senior
4 57 (9.97%) Developer
5 51 (8.92%) Solutions Architect
6 41 (7.17%) Technical Leader
7 40 (6.99%) Technical Architect
8 31 (5.42%) Senior Developer
8 31 (5.42%) Software Engineer
9 23 (4.02%) Security Architect
10 20 (3.50%) Applications Architect
11 19 (3.32%) Senior Architect
12 18 (3.15%) Cloud Architect
13 16 (2.80%) Java Developer
14 15 (2.62%) Consultant
15 13 (2.27%) AWS Engineer
15 13 (2.27%) Data Architect
15 13 (2.27%) Enterprise Architect
15 13 (2.27%) Lead Developer
16 12 (2.10%) Salesforce Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (7.69%) REST
2 30 (5.24%) .NET
3 26 (4.55%) Kafka
4 23 (4.02%) React
4 23 (4.02%) RESTful
5 18 (3.15%) AngularJS
5 18 (3.15%) Node.js
6 16 (2.80%) Web Services
7 15 (2.62%) Middleware
8 13 (2.27%) Java EE
9 12 (2.10%) JSON
9 12 (2.10%) OAuth
9 12 (2.10%) SOAP
9 12 (2.10%) Spring
10 11 (1.92%) ARM Templates
10 11 (1.92%) HTML
11 10 (1.75%) GraphQL
11 10 (1.75%) Spring Boot
11 10 (1.75%) XML
12 9 (1.57%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 28 (4.90%) Cloud Native
2 20 (3.50%) Onboarding
3 19 (3.32%) Data Centre
3 19 (3.32%) Management Information System
3 19 (3.32%) Product Ownership
4 17 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
4 17 (2.97%) Public Cloud
5 16 (2.80%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.27%) Algorithms
6 13 (2.27%) EPoS
6 13 (2.27%) Virtual Team
7 12 (2.10%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.40%) Hedge funds
9 8 (1.40%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.22%) IoT
10 7 (1.22%) TM Forum
11 6 (1.05%) Blockchain
11 6 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.05%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 62 (10.84%) Linux
2 42 (7.34%) Windows
3 16 (2.80%) Unix
3 16 (2.80%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 9 (1.57%) Android
6 7 (1.22%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.05%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.52%) FreeRTOS
10 2 (0.35%) CentOS
10 2 (0.35%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.35%) Solaris
10 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.17%) VMS
11 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.17%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (29.72%) Problem-Solving
2 168 (29.37%) Mentoring
3 148 (25.87%) Agile
4 133 (23.25%) DevOps
5 110 (19.23%) CI/CD
6 82 (14.34%) Stakeholder Management
7 74 (12.94%) Microservices
7 74 (12.94%) Roadmaps
8 72 (12.59%) Software Engineering
9 66 (11.54%) Migration
10 55 (9.62%) Analytics
11 54 (9.44%) Infrastructure as Code
11 54 (9.44%) Test Automation
12 52 (9.09%) Containerisation
13 47 (8.22%) Computer Science
14 43 (7.52%) Continuous Improvement
14 43 (7.52%) Decision-Making
14 43 (7.52%) Enterprise Architecture
15 42 (7.34%) Performance Optimisation
16 39 (6.82%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 107 (18.71%) Python
2 98 (17.13%) Java
3 56 (9.79%) SQL
4 49 (8.57%) PowerShell
5 34 (5.94%) JavaScript
6 27 (4.72%) C#
7 23 (4.02%) TypeScript
8 16 (2.80%) C++
9 15 (2.62%) Bash
9 15 (2.62%) C
10 10 (1.75%) Kotlin
11 9 (1.57%) Go
12 8 (1.40%) Bicep
13 6 (1.05%) ActionScript
13 6 (1.05%) ActionScript 2.0
13 6 (1.05%) PHP
13 6 (1.05%) R
13 6 (1.05%) Ruby
13 6 (1.05%) Scala
14 4 (0.70%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 182 (31.82%) Security Cleared
2 146 (25.52%) SC Cleared
3 72 (12.59%) Degree
4 37 (6.47%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (5.24%) Master's Degree
6 24 (4.20%) AWS Certification
6 24 (4.20%) DV Cleared
7 19 (3.32%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (2.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 13 (2.27%) CCNP
10 12 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.40%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (1.22%) CCNA
12 7 (1.22%) CISSP
12 7 (1.22%) SAP Certification
13 6 (1.05%) JNCIS
14 4 (0.70%) CCIE
14 4 (0.70%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.70%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.85%) GDPR
2 20 (3.50%) Data Quality
3 18 (3.15%) QA
4 13 (2.27%) Accessibility
5 10 (1.75%) NIST
6 8 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.05%) NCSC
8 5 (0.87%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.70%) WCAG
10 3 (0.52%) AUTOSAR
10 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.52%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.52%) SLA
11 2 (0.35%) COBIT
11 2 (0.35%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.35%) GAAP
11 2 (0.35%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.35%) OASIS TOSCA
11 2 (0.35%) PMO
System Software
1 64 (11.19%) Docker
2 27 (4.72%) Active Directory
3 16 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.70%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.70%) vSphere
7 3 (0.52%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.35%) GPFS
8 2 (0.35%) NFS
8 2 (0.35%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.17%) Firmware
9 1 (0.17%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.17%) OpenDJ
9 1 (0.17%) OpenIDM
9 1 (0.17%) Time Sharing Option
9 1 (0.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 85 (14.86%) Kubernetes
2 68 (11.89%) Terraform
3 40 (6.99%) Ansible
4 15 (2.62%) Prometheus
5 11 (1.92%) Consul
5 11 (1.92%) Packer
6 10 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (1.57%) Docker Swarm
7 9 (1.57%) Grafana
7 9 (1.57%) Podman
7 9 (1.57%) Puppet
8 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
8 8 (1.40%) SCCM
9 7 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.70%) NetBackup
10 4 (0.70%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.52%) Data Guard
12 2 (0.35%) Control-M
12 2 (0.35%) OpenView
12 2 (0.35%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 93 (16.26%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.12%) Oracle
3 27 (4.72%) Google
4 25 (4.37%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.37%) VMware
5 21 (3.67%) Cisco
5 21 (3.67%) SAP
6 19 (3.32%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.80%) IBM
8 15 (2.62%) Databricks
8 15 (2.62%) Red Hat
9 11 (1.92%) F5
10 10 (1.75%) Apple
11 9 (1.57%) Citrix
12 8 (1.40%) Dell
12 8 (1.40%) Juniper
12 8 (1.40%) Samsung
12 8 (1.40%) SOTI
13 7 (1.22%) MuleSoft
13 7 (1.22%) OpenAI