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 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 20 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +7 | +11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 58 | 99 | 109 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 6.52% | 6.95% | 6.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.02% | 7.27% | 6.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 79 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £421 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £625 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +13.64% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £804 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £810 | £850 | £783 |
| North West median daily rate | £530 | £585 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.40% | +6.36% | +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% | -58.05% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £33.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £34.38 |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £15.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -57.14% | -26.32% |
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 | 826 | 1,362 | 1,736 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.81% | 95.58% | 96.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 574 | 949 | 1,290 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £311 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £394 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £689 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £470 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.59% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 85 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.10 | £14.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | £13.31 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £27.00 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.85% | +3.85% | +40.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £62.50 | £42.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.50 | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £30.00 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.57% | -1.77% | +31.51% |
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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 28 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 28 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 | - | 6 | £800 | - | 4 |
| Altrincham | - | 2 | £300 | - | 13 |
| Bury | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Stockport | - | 1 | £425 | - | 77 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 28 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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