Lead DevOps Contract Job Trends in London
Lead Development Operations
England > London
The median Lead Development Operations daily rate in London is £669, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 354 | 361 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -65 | +7 | +36 |
| Contract Lead DevOps jobs | 50 | 25 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.25% | 0.18% | 0.077% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.082% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 16 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £497 | £415 | £579 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £525 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £669 | £581 | £745 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.05% | -21.98% | +19.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £769 | £675 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £725 | £753 |
| England median daily rate | £700 | £575 | £620 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.74% | -7.26% | -4.62% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 18,793 | 12,758 | 14,688 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.76% | 92.59% | 94.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,272 | 8,478 | 9,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £333 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £543 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.38% | -1.36% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 441 | 226 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.29 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £22.13 | £24.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.68 | £38.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.70% | -29.80% | -5.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £47.38 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £66.54 | £80.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.63% | -12.11% |
Lead DevOps Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Lead DevOps job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Lead DevOps Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead DevOps job vacancies in London.
Lead DevOps Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for Lead DevOps jobs in London over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
Lead DevOps Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Lead DevOps jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 5 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West London | - | 5 | £775 | - | |
| Central London | -32 | 4 | £600 | +9.09% | |
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Lead DevOps Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 5 November 2026, Lead DevOps contract job ads cited 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 Lead DevOps job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 50 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 72.0% | 36 |
| 3 | Platform Engineering | 58.0% | 29 |
| 4 | Python | 50.0% | 25 |
| 5 | Technical Leadership | 48.0% | 24 |
| 5 | Terraform | 48.0% | 24 |
| 7 | Infrastructure as Code | 46.0% | 23 |
| 8 | AWS | 40.0% | 20 |
| 8 | Software Engineering | 40.0% | 20 |
| 10 | AI | 36.0% | 18 |
| 10 | Kubernetes | 36.0% | 18 |
| 12 | Data Science | 34.0% | 17 |
| 13 | Microservices | 30.0% | 15 |
| 13 | Security Cleared | 30.0% | 15 |
| 15 | Azure | 26.0% | 13 |
| 15 | Integration Patterns | 26.0% | 13 |
| 15 | SC Cleared | 26.0% | 13 |
| 15 | TypeScript | 26.0% | 13 |
| 19 | Amazon EKS | 24.0% | 12 |
| 19 | Mentoring | 24.0% | 12 |
| 19 | Software Delivery | 24.0% | 12 |
| 22 | Clean Code | 22.0% | 11 |
| 22 | Docker | 22.0% | 11 |
| 22 | People Management | 22.0% | 11 |
| 22 | Serverless | 22.0% | 11 |
| 26 | Amazon CloudWatch | 20.0% | 10 |
| 26 | Amazon ECS | 20.0% | 10 |
| 26 | Azure DevOps | 20.0% | 10 |
| 26 | Observability | 20.0% | 10 |
| 30 | Amazon S3 | 18.0% | 9 |
Lead DevOps Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 70.0% | 35 |
| 2 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 22.0% | 11 |
| 3 | Platform Engineer | 12.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Azure DevOps Engineer | 10.0% | 5 |
| 5 | AWS DevOps | 8.0% | 4 |
| 6 | DevOps Consultant | 6.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Lead Consultant | 6.0% | 3 |
| 8 | AWS DevOps Engineer | 4.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Azure Data Engineer | 4.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Lead Data Engineer | 4.0% | 2 |
| 8 | PMO Lead | 4.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 4.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Technical Leader | 4.0% | 2 |
| 14 | Azure Platform Engineer | 2.0% | 1 |
| 14 | DevOps Architect | 2.0% | 1 |
| 14 | DevOps Platform Engineer | 2.0% | 1 |
| 14 | DevOps Specialist | 2.0% | 1 |
| 14 | Integration Specialist | 2.0% | 1 |
| 14 | Lead Architect | 2.0% | 1 |
| 14 | Lead Software Engineer | 2.0% | 1 |