Leader
North West > Manchester
The median Leader daily rate in Manchester is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 20 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +12 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 62 | 100 | 103 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 6.70% | 6.59% | 5.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.15% | 6.87% | 5.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 79 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £421 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £513 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £645 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.48% | +18.35% | +6.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £670 | £804 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £850 | £795 |
| North West median daily rate | £528 | £590 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.59% | +7.27% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £27.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £28.44 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.00 | £31.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £33.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £34.38 |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | £24.16 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -37.90% | -20.15% |
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 | 867 | 1,456 | 1,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.63% | 95.98% | 96.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 613 | 1,007 | 1,360 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £400 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £586 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £694 | £663 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 46 | 84 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.07 | £14.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | £13.31 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £25.10 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.37% | -28.30% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £62.50 | £48.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.38 | £73.75 | £68.40 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.53 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -13.15% | +50.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Manchester.
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Contract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Salford | - | 5 | £625 | - | 8 |
| Altrincham | 0 | 2 | £300 | -46.67% | 13 |
| Bury | - | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| Stockport | - | 1 | £425 | - | 6 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 in the job title.
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Lead 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:
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