Lead Software Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Lead Software Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | - | 110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +34 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 1.31% | - | 0.055% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.42% | - | 0.058% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +685.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +685.71% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 914 | 1,169 | 1,721 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.14% | 95.58% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 581 | 763 | 1,275 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £598 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £700 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 57 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.58 | £14.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.70 | £24.10 | £16.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £45.00 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.99% | +136.84% | +6.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.38 | £65.00 | £36.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.90 | £66.40 |
| North West median hourly rate | £27.00 | £34.21 | £29.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.08% | +15.38% | +23.03% |
Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Lead Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer in Manchester.
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Lead Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: