Lead Contracts in Leicester

Leader
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Leader daily rate in Leicester is £260 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 27 11
Rank change year-on-year +6 -16 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 1 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester 0.89% 0.91% 8.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 0.94% 8.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 15
10th Percentile - - £346
25th Percentile £255 £575 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £600 £515
Median % change year-on-year -56.67% +16.50% -
75th Percentile £265 £625 £688
90th Percentile - - £850
Leicestershire median daily rate £188 £600 £410
% change year-on-year -68.67% +46.34% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 104 106 182
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 96.36% 94.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 90 155
10th Percentile £158 £263 £289
25th Percentile £319 £328 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £415 £400
Median % change year-on-year +8.43% +3.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £450 £488
90th Percentile £625 £564 £600
Leicestershire median daily rate £363 £413 £400
% change year-on-year -12.12% +3.13% +18.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 7
10th Percentile £14.98 £12.98 £14.17
25th Percentile £19.81 £14.08 £14.91
Median hourly rate £25.00 £20.32 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.03% +16.11% +9.38%
75th Percentile £27.81 £22.73 £45.84
90th Percentile £28.38 £41.75 £46.67
Leicestershire median hourly rate £25.00 £20.32 £18.50
% change year-on-year +23.03% +9.84% +15.63%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Leicester

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Leicester.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Leicester

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Leicester.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Leicester

Lead Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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 Leicester region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared