Lead Contract Job Trends in Farnborough

Leader
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Leader daily rate in Farnborough is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 32 21
Rank change year-on-year +4 -11 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Farnborough 0.95% 1.23% 3.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 1.53% 3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £333 £420
25th Percentile £413 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £438 £488 £581
90th Percentile - £518 £630
Hampshire median daily rate £600 £600 £588
% change year-on-year - +2.13% +6.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 92 131 113
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.62% 80.86% 90.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 88 72
10th Percentile £368 £341 £308
25th Percentile £418 £494 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -16.58% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £638 £673 £667
90th Percentile £675 £750 £668
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 8 15
10th Percentile £61.35 £69.00 £21.02
25th Percentile £62.25 £74.06 £24.28
Median hourly rate £67.50 £75.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +36.36% +33.33%
75th Percentile £72.50 - £60.00
90th Percentile £73.25 - £79.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +28.57% +24.56%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Farnborough

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Farnborough

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Farnborough

Lead Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 14 October 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 Farnborough region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) GCIA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) GCIA
1 1 (100.00%) GCIH
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared