Lead Contract Job Trends in South Lanarkshire

Leader
Scotland > South Lanarkshire

The median Leader daily rate in South Lanarkshire is £669, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 4 18
Rank change year-on-year -6 +14 -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 3 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in South Lanarkshire 11.11% 33.33% 4.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% 33.33% 4.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £617 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £669 - £550
75th Percentile £760 - -
90th Percentile £784 - -
Scotland median daily rate £525 £525 £544
% change year-on-year - -3.54% +3.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Lanarkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Lanarkshire. 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 South Lanarkshire with a recognized job title 27 6 61
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 98.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 2 35
10th Percentile £263 £319 -
25th Percentile £609 £338 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £669 £391 £550
Median % change year-on-year +70.86% -28.86% +22.22%
75th Percentile £813 £458 £750
90th Percentile £825 £486 -
Scotland median daily rate £463 £454 £450
% change year-on-year +1.87% +0.89% -5.26%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire

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

Lead job vacancy trend in South Lanarkshire

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in South Lanarkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in South Lanarkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in South Lanarkshire

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in South Lanarkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in South Lanarkshire over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in South Lanarkshire

Lead
Contract Job Locations in South Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 13 July 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
East Kilbride -6 3 £669 - 3
Lead
Scotland

Lead Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire

For the 6 months to 13 July 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 South Lanarkshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Capacity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Confluence
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire 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 (33.33%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) AI
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Capacity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO