Lead Development Operations UK> UK excluding London
The median Lead Development Operations daily rate in the UK excluding London is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
322
388
420
Rank change year-on-year
+66
+32
+61
Contract jobs requiring a Lead DevOps
14
11
42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title
11,767
19,240
22,667
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.17%
92.63%
94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
7,552
11,748
15,893
10th Percentile
£213
£213
£225
25th Percentile
£363
£363
£395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£492
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.46%
-1.60%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£575
£598
£595
90th Percentile
£650
£688
£688
UK median daily rate
£515
£525
£540
% change year-on-year
-1.90%
-2.78%
+2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted
829
2,243
1,165
10th Percentile
£14.00
£12.50
£13.45
25th Percentile
£17.61
£15.75
£18.09
Median hourly rate
£28.00
£39.55
£42.50
Median % change year-on-year
-29.20%
-6.94%
+117.95%
75th Percentile
£64.50
£61.30
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£73.75
£75.00
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£36.42
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-20.37%
-19.07%
+91.49%
Lead DevOps Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Lead DevOps in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Lead DevOps Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead DevOps in the UK excluding London.
Lead DevOps Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead DevOps in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Lead DevOps Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead DevOps in the UK excluding London.
Lead DevOps Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead DevOps within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Lead DevOps Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead DevOps 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 UK excluding London region featuring Lead DevOps in the job title.
Lead DevOps Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
