Product Lead Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Product Leader
South East > Thames Valley

The median Product Leader daily rate in the Thames Valley is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Product Lead 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.074% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £707 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102.00 - -
Median hourly rate £104.00 - -
75th Percentile £106.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £104.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,466 1,439 2,617
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 93.44% 93.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,608 888 1,532
10th Percentile £280 £262 £210
25th Percentile £401 £409 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £595 £625 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £663
South East median daily rate £503 £503 £500
% change year-on-year - +0.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 51 190
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.25 £15.85
25th Percentile £20.79 £23.50 £19.25
Median hourly rate £59.50 £52.50 £43.25
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% +21.39% -1.14%
75th Percentile £85.50 £65.17 £62.35
90th Percentile £95.00 £75.50 £71.81
South East median hourly rate £38.63 £45.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -14.16% +12.50% -11.11%

Product Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Product Lead job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Product Lead
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Lead job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Lead job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Product Lead
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Lead within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 March 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
Berkshire - 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £625 - 1
Product Lead
South East

Product Lead Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Product 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 Thames Valley region featuring Product Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Def Stans
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Product Discovery
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management

Product Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Product Discovery
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (50.00%) PMO