Lead Contract Job Trends in Sunderland

Leader
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

As of 18 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Leader daily rate in Sunderland.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sunderland 36.36% - 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 36.36% - 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £525 £608 £720
% change year-on-year -13.58% -15.63% +0.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 11 16 10
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.12% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 10 7
10th Percentile £206 £275 £171
25th Percentile £278 £328 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £415
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -3.61% +32.80%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £453
90th Percentile £544 £603 £480
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £431 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -4.17% -5.26% -13.64%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Sunderland

Lead Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 18 December 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 Sunderland region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Application Security
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (75.00%) SLA
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Workday

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle EBS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Application Security
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) SLA
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) Workday