Lead Contract Job Trends in Inverness

Leader
Highlands > Inverness

The median Leader daily rate in Inverness is £495, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Inverness 4.88% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £491 - -
25th Percentile £493 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 - -
75th Percentile £498 - -
90th Percentile £499 - -
Highlands median daily rate £495 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Inverness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Inverness. 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 Inverness with a recognized job title 39 8 5
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.12% 66.67% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 5 0
10th Percentile £437 £166 -
25th Percentile £447 £175 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £220 -
Median % change year-on-year +117.27% - -
75th Percentile £492 £263 -
90th Percentile £528 £338 -
Highlands median daily rate £450 £220 -
% change year-on-year +104.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
Median hourly rate £12.60 - £12.50
Highlands median hourly rate £13.45 - £12.50

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Inverness

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Inverness

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Inverness

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Inverness

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Inverness

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Inverness

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

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, 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 Inverness region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
1 1 (50.00%) Okta
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
1 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) User Research
1 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (50.00%) Wireframes

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (50.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
1 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) User Research
1 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Okta