Lead Contracts in Leicester

Leader
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Leader daily rate in Leicester is £305, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 19 24
Rank change year-on-year +3 +5 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester 3.90% 0.88% 0.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.76% 0.95% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £255 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £305 £260 £600
Median % change year-on-year +17.31% -56.67% +53.85%
75th Percentile - £265 £625
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £330 £188 £600
% change year-on-year +75.53% -68.67% +53.85%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 63 105 108
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.82% 92.92% 96.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 74 91
10th Percentile £225 £131 £263
25th Percentile £275 £318 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £451 £415
Median % change year-on-year +3.88% +8.73% +3.75%
75th Percentile £589 £600 £450
90th Percentile £651 £625 £563
Leicestershire median daily rate £446 £375 £395
% change year-on-year +19.00% -5.06% -1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 8
10th Percentile - £14.98 £13.02
25th Percentile £21.25 £19.81 £14.54
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £20.46
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +22.19% +16.91%
75th Percentile £23.75 £27.81 £32.81
90th Percentile - £28.38 £62.63
Leicestershire median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £20.46
% change year-on-year -10.00% +22.19% +9.12%

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 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Leicester region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) VMware
1 1 (33.33%) QA
1 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (33.33%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
1 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (33.33%) Business Case
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills

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 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Case
1 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
1 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) VMware
25 Lead jobs in Leicestershire