Lead Contract Job Trends in Lincoln

Leader
Lincolnshire > Lincoln

The median Leader daily rate in Lincoln is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
17 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lincoln 2.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £373 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £378 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lincolnshire median daily rate £561 £575 -
% change year-on-year -2.39% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lincoln

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lincoln. 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 Lincoln with a recognized job title 33 11 20
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.19% 91.67% 90.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 3 11
10th Percentile £338 £182 £313
25th Percentile £411 £226 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £300 £350
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -14.29% -36.36%
75th Percentile £538 £343 £400
90th Percentile £575 £368 £438
Lincolnshire median daily rate £488 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +21.88% - -23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 0 0
10th Percentile £21.17 - -
25th Percentile £23.16 - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lincolnshire median hourly rate £25.15 £18.32 £20.51
% change year-on-year +37.28% -10.68% +6.38%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Lincoln

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Lincoln

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lincoln.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lincoln

Lead Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, 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 Lincoln region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) EDMS
1 1 (100.00%) Electronic Patient Records
1 1 (100.00%) FHIR
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln 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%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) EDMS
1 1 (100.00%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
Lead jobs