WFM Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Workforce Management (WFM)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring WFM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing WFM 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 0.60% - 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% - 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £160
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £450 - £160

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

WFM falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 129 87 148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 76.79% 91.58% 83.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 65 108
10th Percentile £131 £202 £157
25th Percentile £250 £275 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £449 £453
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% -0.82% +11.78%
75th Percentile £550 £525 £575
90th Percentile £638 £698 £705
East Midlands median daily rate £420 £445 £475
% change year-on-year -5.62% -6.32% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 9
10th Percentile £17.05 - £12.80
25th Percentile £20.51 £23.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £23.15 £24.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% +14.29% -55.79%
75th Percentile £29.31 £24.50 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.25 - £57.80
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.87 £24.00 £22.39
% change year-on-year -21.38% +7.20% +33.02%

WFM
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WFM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

WFM job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

WFM
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing WFM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing WFM

WFM
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WFM within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 27 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicester - 1 £450 - 1
WFM
East Midlands

WFM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Project Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree