Lead Contract Job Trends in Paddington

Leader
City of Westminster > Paddington

The median Leader daily rate in Paddington is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Paddington 5.88% - 50.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £700
City of Westminster median daily rate £750 £800 £700
% change year-on-year -6.25% +14.29% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Paddington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Paddington. 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 Paddington with a recognized job title 11 15 2
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 64.71% 93.75% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 12 2
10th Percentile £326 £415 £210
25th Percentile £350 £440 £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £488 £430
Median % change year-on-year +17.95% +13.37% +14.67%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £566
90th Percentile £640 - £647
City of Westminster median daily rate £550 £525 £572
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.26% +11.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.87 - -
City of Westminster median hourly rate £18.87 - £26.00

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Paddington

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Paddington

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Paddington

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Paddington

Lead Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paddington

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, 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 Paddington region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) SSCP
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Ethical Hacking
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800