Lead Contract Job Trends in Lincolnshire

Leader
East Midlands > Lincolnshire

The median Leader daily rate in Lincolnshire is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 11 15
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 0
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Lincolnshire 5.48% 2.33% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.35% 2.56% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £693 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £575 £631
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -8.87% +0.48%
75th Percentile £708 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £400 £600
% change year-on-year +12.50% -33.33% +18.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lincolnshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lincolnshire. 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 Lincolnshire with a recognized job title 63 39 57
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.30% 90.70% 87.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 16 43
10th Percentile £154 £209 £250
25th Percentile £200 £272 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £547 £603 £655
90th Percentile £708 £734 £736
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £425 £475
% change year-on-year -2.35% -10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 4 2
10th Percentile £18.87 £16.02 £17.05
25th Percentile £21.95 £17.40 £17.62
Median hourly rate £25.15 £29.91 £19.23
Median % change year-on-year -15.91% +55.56% +9.50%
75th Percentile - £44.66 £20.19
90th Percentile £32.27 £49.01 £20.38
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.13 £24.09 £17.95
% change year-on-year -12.31% +34.24% +2.19%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Lincolnshire

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lincolnshire

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Lincolnshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lincolnshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Lincolnshire

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincolnshire

For the 6 months to 13 October 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 Lincolnshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Zero Trust
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Zscaler
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Automation
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) CCNP
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Internet
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) ABAP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) MBA
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) SAP CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics AX

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincolnshire 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 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (25.00%) SAP BRIM
1 1 (25.00%) SAP CRM
1 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Internet
1 1 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Agile
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) CRM
1 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 1 (25.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Scrum
1 1 (25.00%) SIEM
1 1 (25.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CCNP
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (25.00%) MBA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Zscaler