Leader
Cheshire > Macclesfield
The median Leader daily rate in Macclesfield is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
10 |
11 |
24 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
+13 |
-15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead |
7 |
6 |
9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Macclesfield |
25.00% |
9.68% |
7.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
35.00% |
11.54% |
7.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
5 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£520 |
£533 |
| 25th Percentile |
£540 |
- |
£550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£550 |
£560 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
-1.79% |
+40.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£638 |
£713 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£675 |
£790 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£548 |
£538 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.86% |
-2.27% |
+37.50% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield with a recognized job title |
20 |
52 |
120 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
71.43% |
83.87% |
96.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
14 |
35 |
100 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£450 |
£342 |
| 25th Percentile |
£500 |
£481 |
£481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£540 |
£500 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
-4.76% |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£584 |
£550 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£683 |
£550 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£473 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-5.50% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.67 |
£16.97 |
£16.69 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.12 |
£19.59 |
£17.26 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.87 |
£22.09 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.58% |
+24.66% |
+16.20% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£23.40 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£23.87 |
£17.74 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£22.85 |
£24.19 |
£22.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.52% |
+7.49% |
+19.55% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.
Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Macclesfield.
Lead Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield
For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, 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 Macclesfield region featuring Lead in the job title.
Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:
