Lead Contracts in Stevenage

Leader
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Leader daily rate in Stevenage.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 46 36
Rank change year-on-year +22 -10 -14
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 4 12 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 3.20% 2.62% 4.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.36% 2.97% 4.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £365
Median % change year-on-year - - -37.87%
75th Percentile - - £373
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £490 £419 £675
% change year-on-year +17.01% -37.96% +17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 12 9
10th Percentile - £47.68 £64.00
25th Percentile £67.50 £71.75 £65.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £73.50 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +12.21% +16.96%
75th Percentile £73.13 £75.69 £65.75
90th Percentile £73.50 £77.00 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £73.50 £65.50
% change year-on-year -4.76% +12.21% +16.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 119 404 267
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.20% 88.21% 90.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 51 71
10th Percentile £347 £80 £273
25th Percentile £450 £290 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £400 £388
Median % change year-on-year +33.13% +3.23% -7.46%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £488
90th Percentile £629 £650 £575
Hertfordshire median daily rate £538 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +26.47% -15.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 261 123
10th Percentile £41.25 £40.00 £49.00
25th Percentile £55.00 £43.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £66.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -15.38% +15.04%
75th Percentile £81.35 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £77.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +26.00% -20.00% +27.55%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Stevenage

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Lead in Stevenage

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Stevenage

Lead Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 1 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 Stevenage region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
1 3 (75.00%) CSS
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) PLM
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Signal Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
3 1 (25.00%) Model Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (25.00%) Simulink
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Verification and Validation

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

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Simulink
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (25.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
1 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (50.00%) PLM
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Model Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Signal Processing
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared