Lead Consultant Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Lead Consultant
England > Midlands

The median Lead Consultant daily rate in the Midlands is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 134 138
Rank change year-on-year -29 +4 +51
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.098% 0.076% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.082% 0.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £539 - -
25th Percentile £596 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.86%
75th Percentile £708 - £575
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £575 £663 £600
% change year-on-year -13.21% +10.42% -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,734 2,428 2,549
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.20% 92.81% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,767 1,485 1,773
10th Percentile £223 £228 £213
25th Percentile £363 £363 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £594 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £506 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.62% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 100 115
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.99 £14.05
25th Percentile £17.14 £15.43 £16.67
Median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.95% +19.10% +13.90%
75th Percentile £30.00 £33.59 £29.90
90th Percentile £40.74 £50.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.52% +39.11%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands

Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Lead Consultant in the Midlands

Lead Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands

Lead Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 November 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
East Midlands -11 2 £700 - 6
West Midlands -20 1 £500 - 7
Lead Consultant
England

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Lead Consultant 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 Midlands region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) MBA
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
2 1 (33.33%) OCI
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) OCI
General
1 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) MBA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle