Lead Contract Job Trends in Slough

Leader
Berkshire > Slough

The median Leader daily rate in Slough is £561, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 10 10
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 6 6 8
As % of all contract jobs in Slough 10.71% 7.59% 8.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.91% 8.22% 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 5
10th Percentile £489 £478 £460
25th Percentile £515 £519 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £561 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% - -
75th Percentile £591 £694 £650
90th Percentile £608 £743 £661
Berkshire median daily rate £575 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +4.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Slough. 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 Slough with a recognized job title 55 73 92
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.21% 92.41% 96.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 42 68
10th Percentile £163 £188 £311
25th Percentile £290 £361 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +5.88% +3.66%
75th Percentile £545 £547 £600
90th Percentile £660 £650 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £530 £500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 1
10th Percentile £18.44 £18.81 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £18.91 £24.34
Median hourly rate £20.79 £19.38 £25.12
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -22.85% +19.60%
75th Percentile - £20.16 £25.89
90th Percentile - £20.44 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £61.50 £61.79
% change year-on-year -34.25% -0.48% +80.70%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Slough

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Slough

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Slough

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Slough

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Slough over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Slough

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Slough

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Slough

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

For the 6 months to 27 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 Slough region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Data Modelling
1 4 (66.67%) SAP
1 4 (66.67%) SAP MDG
1 4 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
1 4 (66.67%) Web Services
2 3 (50.00%) ABAP
2 3 (50.00%) Data Design
2 3 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 3 (50.00%) NetWeaver
2 3 (50.00%) OO
2 3 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (50.00%) SAP Data Services
2 3 (50.00%) SAP MDG-F
2 3 (50.00%) SAP MDG-M
2 3 (50.00%) SAP MDG-S
2 3 (50.00%) SQL
2 3 (50.00%) Unit Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Biotechnology
3 2 (33.33%) Contract Management
3 2 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 2 (33.33%) PMP
3 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Architectural Design
4 1 (16.67%) Azure
4 1 (16.67%) BAPI
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
4 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
4 1 (16.67%) Data Validation

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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 3 (50.00%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 4 (66.67%) SAP MDG
1 4 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (50.00%) SAP MDG-F
2 3 (50.00%) SAP MDG-M
2 3 (50.00%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (16.67%) SAP HANA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) German Language
2 2 (33.33%) Legal
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) Web Services
2 1 (16.67%) BAPI
2 1 (16.67%) IDoc
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Basis
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 3 (50.00%) Data Design
2 3 (50.00%) OO
2 3 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (50.00%) Unit Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Biotechnology
3 2 (33.33%) Contract Management
3 2 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Architectural Design
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
4 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
4 1 (16.67%) Data Validation
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Master Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) Migration
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) ABAP
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 2 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP