Lead Developer
North East > Tyne and Wear
The median Lead Developer daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £635, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 August 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 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 0.45% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £618 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £635 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £653 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £635 | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title | 203 | 148 | 185 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.27% | 89.70% | 93.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 131 | 87 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £321 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £379 | £373 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £538 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £646 | £720 |
| North East median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | - | -12.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.87 | £18.23 | £14.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.50 | £20.75 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £50.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -72.01% | +104.08% | +48.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.46 | £70.00 | £32.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.39 | - | £33.23 |
| North East median hourly rate | £13.49 | £43.00 | £32.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -68.63% | +33.33% | +89.71% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
Lead Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Developer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.
