Lead Contract Job Trends in Lancaster

Leader
Lancashire > Lancaster

The median Leader daily rate in Lancaster is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
15 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancaster 11.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £675 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +25.46% -2.18% -21.43%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lancaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster with a recognized job title 8 8 6
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.89% 88.89% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 3
10th Percentile £100 £500 -
25th Percentile £153 £511 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £180
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +233.33% -
75th Percentile £688 £630 £545
90th Percentile £691 £659 £758
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £530 £500
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £46.36
25th Percentile - - £46.64
Median hourly rate - - £47.09
75th Percentile - - £47.55
90th Percentile - - £47.82
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £28.75 £45.88
% change year-on-year +58.12% -37.34% +13.03%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Lead Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster

For the 6 months to 15 March 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 Lancaster region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Teamcenter
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
28 Lead jobs in Lancashire