Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Lidar in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Lidar over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 477 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Lidar | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.011% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.034% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £563 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
Lidar falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 8,863 | 5,447 | 5,087 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 31.57% | 34.71% | 29.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,988 | 3,264 | 2,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £225 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £580 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £667 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £520 | £527 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.96% | -1.28% | -4.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,022 | 447 | 336 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £13.69 | £14.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £17.65 | £22.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £29.27 | £57.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.69% | -48.96% | +13.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £56.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £72.70 | £75.16 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.00 | £28.13 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -43.47% | +11.17% |
Lidar
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Lidar relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Lidar
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Lidar.
Lidar
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lidar in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.
Lidar
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Lidar.
Lidar
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 Lidar within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 October 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 |
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| East of England | - | 1 | £250 | - | 6 |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| South West | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
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Lidar
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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: