Lead Developer Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Lead Developer
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Lead Developer daily rate in Shropshire is £508, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £508 £700 £650
% change year-on-year -27.43% +7.69% +26.83%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 328 102 60
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.70% 89.47% 98.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 68 39
10th Percentile £400 £210 £289
25th Percentile £429 £397 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £477 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% +6.00% -15.09%
75th Percentile £537 £516 £536
90th Percentile £552 £552 £538
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 1
10th Percentile £12.21 - -
25th Percentile £16.73 - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £12.18 £14.87
Median % change year-on-year +106.49% -18.09% -10.86%
75th Percentile - £17.89 -
90th Percentile - £21.32 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £24.60
% change year-on-year +4.95% -3.17% +38.83%

Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Lead Developer job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Lead Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Shropshire

Lead Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Shropshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Shropshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Shropshire

Lead Developer
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Telford - 1 £508 - 1
Lead Developer
West Midlands

Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Lead Developer 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 Shropshire region featuring Lead Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA