The median Technical Lead daily rate in Stevenage is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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
17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
31 |
51 |
49 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-2 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage |
1.50% |
0.21% |
0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.79% |
0.24% |
0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
£365 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£373 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£600 |
£700 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
-14.29% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£24.00 |
- |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£24.00 |
- |
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 |
112 |
419 |
261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
84.21% |
88.58% |
90.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
17 |
61 |
70 |
| 10th Percentile |
£410 |
£80 |
£273 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£300 |
£316 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£540 |
£388 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.78% |
+39.35% |
-22.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£575 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£630 |
£650 |
£614 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£430 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
-14.00% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
67 |
265 |
117 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40.75 |
£40.20 |
£49.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55.00 |
£43.00 |
£53.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
£60.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
-7.69% |
+15.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£81.73 |
£65.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85.00 |
£78.80 |
£77.00 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£63.00 |
£55.00 |
£62.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.55% |
-12.00% |
+25.00% |
