Lead Contracts in Portsmouth

Leader
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Leader daily rate in Portsmouth is £540, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 25 33
Rank change year-on-year -2 +8 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 21 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth 0.81% 7.02% 4.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% 7.64% 4.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - £500 £541
25th Percentile - £525 £597
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £582 £738
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% -21.08% +34.09%
75th Percentile - £631 £800
90th Percentile - £682 -
Hampshire median daily rate £600 £582 £600
% change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% +2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £63.12 £62.09
Median hourly rate - £67.79 £66.69
Median % change year-on-year - +1.65% -
75th Percentile - £72.45 £71.28
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate - £31.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year - -38.00% +42.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 115 275 233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 91.97% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 115 145
10th Percentile £200 £400 £202
25th Percentile £400 £450 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £560 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% +12.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £588 £675 £570
90th Percentile £626 £840 £638
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.52% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 104 20
10th Percentile £25.73 £48.92 £43.00
25th Percentile £47.50 £53.40 £51.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £59.22 £57.20
Median % change year-on-year -2.90% +3.53% +36.20%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £66.07
90th Percentile £65.00 £76.86 £70.13
Hampshire median hourly rate £55.00 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -4.10% +9.24% +141.38%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Portsmouth

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Portsmouth.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Portsmouth

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Portsmouth.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Portsmouth

Lead Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 2 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 Portsmouth region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Replication
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) NIST 800