Service Level Agreement (SLA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring SLA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SLA over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | 63 | 80 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | +17 | +14 |
Contract jobs citing SLA | 0 | 4 | 16 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds | - | 0.50% | 1.23% |
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 4.40% | 12.12% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | - | £135 | £250 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £140 | £275 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -49.09% | +74.60% |
75th Percentile | - | £145 | £400 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £610 |
West Yorkshire median daily rate | - | £283 | £263 |
% change year-on-year | - | +7.62% | +41.89% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | - | £18.27 | - |
West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £22.14 | £18.27 | £13.16 |
% change year-on-year | +21.18% | +38.83% | -29.63% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Leeds
SLA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 68 | 91 | 132 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds | 14.08% | 11.43% | 10.14% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 60 | 86 |
10th Percentile | £242 | £324 | £308 |
25th Percentile | £300 | £435 | £440 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £550 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +4.76% | +16.67% |
75th Percentile | £541 | £589 | £575 |
90th Percentile | £723 | £691 | £600 |
West Yorkshire median daily rate | £463 | £530 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -12.74% | +6.00% | +13.64% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
10th Percentile | £31.50 | - | - |
25th Percentile | £31.54 | - | - |
Median hourly rate | £32.96 | £18.27 | - |
Median % change year-on-year | +80.41% | - | - |
75th Percentile | £34.38 | - | - |
90th Percentile | £34.43 | - | - |
West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £22.14 | £18.27 | £13.16 |
% change year-on-year | +21.18% | +38.83% | -29.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing SLA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SLA in Leeds.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SLA in Leeds.