Lead Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Leader
South East > Oxfordshire

As of 12 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Leader daily rate in Oxfordshire.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 9 18
Rank change year-on-year -17 +9 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.59% 7.69% 5.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 8.54% 6.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 9
10th Percentile - £410 -
25th Percentile - £416 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £425 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +13.33% -38.78%
75th Percentile - £506 £650
90th Percentile - £555 £718
South East median daily rate £563 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 148 82 154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.57% 90.11% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 41 113
10th Percentile £190 £245 £138
25th Percentile £263 £406 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -13.75% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £538
90th Percentile £588 £650 £625
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 6 9
10th Percentile £18.87 £17.58 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.21 £23.50 £25.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £25.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.94% -1.94% +49.17%
75th Percentile £26.33 £42.25 £32.32
90th Percentile £77.45 £57.50 £32.86
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £54.56
% change year-on-year -38.66% -24.85% +28.63%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Lead
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Oxford -2 1 - - 15
Lead
South East

Lead Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 12 January 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Viva Engage

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft