Leader
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Leader daily rate in Southampton is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
16 |
21 |
25 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
+4 |
+10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton |
3.70% |
2.37% |
0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.77% |
2.84% |
0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£376 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£396 |
£555 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£563 |
£495 |
£561 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-11.73% |
-11.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£672 |
£603 |
£566 |
| 90th Percentile |
£756 |
£631 |
- |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£600 |
£582 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.09% |
-3.00% |
+2.13% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title |
106 |
141 |
143 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
98.15% |
83.43% |
92.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
65 |
84 |
100 |
| 10th Percentile |
£139 |
£200 |
£240 |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
£350 |
£350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£435 |
£513 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.12% |
+2.50% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£650 |
£593 |
| 90th Percentile |
£617 |
£713 |
£665 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£575 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.52% |
+9.52% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
15 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£15.73 |
£16.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£62.50 |
£17.31 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£70.00 |
£23.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+194.24% |
+35.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£80.00 |
£33.27 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£45.03 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£55.00 |
£57.35 |
£52.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.10% |
+9.24% |
+141.38% |
