Lead Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Leader
Devon > Exeter

The median Leader daily rate in Exeter is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 23 9
Rank change year-on-year +6 -14 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 3 3 29
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 3.53% 2.70% 15.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% 2.73% 17.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 29
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £650 £425
Median % change year-on-year -73.08% +52.94% -41.38%
75th Percentile - - £475
90th Percentile - - £670
Devon median daily rate £325 £650 £425
% change year-on-year -50.00% +52.94% -41.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £12.50 -
Devon median hourly rate - £36.25 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 78 110 169
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 99.10% 92.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 88 154
10th Percentile £173 £317 £342
25th Percentile £225 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £535
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -6.54% -2.73%
75th Percentile £475 £620 £600
90th Percentile £546 £685 £700
Devon median daily rate £413 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -15.82% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £12.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +82.72% - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% +25.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Exeter

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Exeter

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Exeter

Lead Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 13 December 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 Exeter region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
1 1 (33.33%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (33.33%) CISM
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
1 1 (33.33%) Culture Change
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) High Availability
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Monitoring
1 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (33.33%) Network Virtualisation
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
1 1 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (33.33%) VMware
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
1 1 (33.33%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
1 1 (33.33%) Culture Change
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) High Availability
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Monitoring
1 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (33.33%) Network Virtualisation
1 1 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CISM
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) VMware