Lead Contracts in Hertfordshire

Leader
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Leader daily rate in Hertfordshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 35 37
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +6
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Lead 17 30 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 3.81% 4.41% 4.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.51% 4.93% 5.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 20 28
10th Percentile £244 £323 £407
25th Percentile £450 £325 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £375 £700
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% -46.43% +37.93%
75th Percentile £600 £475 £738
90th Percentile £748 £639 -
East of England median daily rate £550 £450 £593
% change year-on-year +22.22% -24.05% +16.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile - £31.20 -
25th Percentile £71.25 £38.40 £65.25
Median hourly rate £72.50 £41.27 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.69% -37.00% +16.96%
75th Percentile £73.75 £44.13 £65.75
90th Percentile - £44.57 -
East of England median hourly rate £90.50 £45.00 £65.50
% change year-on-year +101.11% -31.30% +16.96%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 377 608 702
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.53% 89.41% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 237 408
10th Percentile £225 £234 £244
25th Percentile £422 £325 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £503
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.45% +0.50%
75th Percentile £591 £575 £675
90th Percentile £691 £625 £738
East of England median daily rate £500 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 225 129
10th Percentile £20.00 £15.73 £16.91
25th Percentile £34.50 £43.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -23.08% +16.07%
75th Percentile £66.75 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £70.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £41.50 £47.50 £28.00
% change year-on-year -12.63% +69.64% +41.34%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Hertfordshire

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Lead
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage +7 6 £450 -34.55% 18
Watford -6 4 £412 +13.66% 9
Hemel Hempstead - 3 £525 - 8
Hatfield - 2 £605 - 3
St Albans - 1 £760 - 3
Welwyn Garden City - 1 - -
Lead
East of England

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 5 (29.41%) Stakeholder Management
1 5 (29.41%) Agile
1 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
2 4 (23.53%) DevOps
2 4 (23.53%) Risk Management
3 3 (17.65%) Validation
3 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
3 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 3 (17.65%) User Experience
3 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Analytics
3 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
3 3 (17.65%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Product Ownership
4 2 (11.76%) Semantic Layer
4 2 (11.76%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (11.76%) Containerisation
4 2 (11.76%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (11.76%) Data Pipeline
4 2 (11.76%) Model Validation
4 2 (11.76%) GRC
4 2 (11.76%) Algorithms
4 2 (11.76%) Kubernetes
4 2 (11.76%) Security Operations

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (11.76%) IBM Domino
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Simulink
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (5.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.76%) Azure
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.88%) AWS
2 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.88%) Power Automate
2 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) BGP
1 1 (5.88%) Firewall
1 1 (5.88%) OSPF
1 1 (5.88%) SD-WAN
1 1 (5.88%) VPN
1 1 (5.88%) WAN
1 1 (5.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) SAP BW
1 2 (11.76%) Semantic Layer
2 1 (5.88%) Big Data
2 1 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (5.88%) Metadata
2 1 (5.88%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (5.88%) SAP HANA
2 1 (5.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) .NET
1 1 (5.88%) Node.js
1 1 (5.88%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Product Ownership
2 2 (11.76%) Algorithms
3 1 (5.88%) EPoS
3 1 (5.88%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Linux
1 2 (11.76%) VMS
2 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (29.41%) Agile
1 5 (29.41%) Decision-Making
1 5 (29.41%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (23.53%) DevOps
2 4 (23.53%) Risk Management
3 3 (17.65%) Analytics
3 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
3 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (17.65%) Project Delivery
3 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (17.65%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (17.65%) User Experience
3 3 (17.65%) Validation
4 2 (11.76%) Containerisation
4 2 (11.76%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (11.76%) Model Validation
4 2 (11.76%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) MATLAB
1 2 (11.76%) Python
1 2 (11.76%) R
2 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) CCNP
2 1 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (11.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (11.76%) GRC
1 2 (11.76%) QA
2 1 (5.88%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) Kubernetes
2 1 (5.88%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Databricks
2 2 (11.76%) SAP
2 2 (11.76%) Workday
3 1 (5.88%) Apple
3 1 (5.88%) Fortinet
3 1 (5.88%) Juniper
3 1 (5.88%) Meraki
3 1 (5.88%) Oracle
3 1 (5.88%) Planview
3 1 (5.88%) Samsung
3 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow
3 1 (5.88%) SOTI