Technical Leadership Contracts in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Technical Leadership skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 154 216
Rank change year-on-year +40 +62 +43
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 277 287 274
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.17% 1.39% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 1.64% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 161 197
10th Percentile £359 £463 £486
25th Percentile £463 £495 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £613
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -2.04% +11.36%
75th Percentile £634 £675 £688
90th Percentile £738 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £625
% change year-on-year -2.50% -4.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 15 10
10th Percentile £29.04 £12.75 £56.58
25th Percentile £41.29 £15.24 £61.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £18.00 £64.34
Median % change year-on-year +261.11% -72.02% -11.25%
75th Percentile £87.50 £58.75 £78.01
90th Percentile £88.50 £76.80 £80.33
UK median hourly rate £42.70 £28.72 £66.71
% change year-on-year +48.69% -56.96% -11.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Technical Leadership falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,553 17,505 21,400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.38% 84.71% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,248 10,459 14,852
10th Percentile £235 £250 £256
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 834 2,060 1,308
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.34 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.19 £15.50
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.72
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.95 £36.00
% change year-on-year -19.33% -0.14% +44.00%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
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 Technical Leadership within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 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
Live
Jobs
North of England +44 80 £600 -3.23% 186
South East -20 60 £550 -4.35% 272
North West +28 49 £544 -12.30% 110
Midlands +9 40 £500 -19.48% 141
South West +62 35 £606 -3.96% 115
East of England +46 27 £550 -13.39% 114
West Midlands +21 26 £500 +5.26% 76
Yorkshire +24 25 £600 - 58
Scotland +20 25 £600 +20.00% 52
East Midlands +2 13 £447 -28.14% 55
Wales - 10 £480 - 30
North East +2 6 £550 -35.29% 23
Northern Ireland -9 2 £513 -14.58% 12
Technical Leadership
UK

Technical Leadership
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.69%) Moodle
2 10 (3.61%) Confluence
3 5 (1.81%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.72%) SAS
5 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.36%) Smallworld
Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.72%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.36%) Maximo
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Retail
3 1 (0.36%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.36%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 70 (25.27%) AWS
2 63 (22.74%) Azure
3 16 (5.78%) GCP
4 13 (4.69%) Serverless
5 12 (4.33%) Entra ID
6 9 (3.25%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.89%) OpenShift
7 8 (2.89%) SaaS
8 7 (2.53%) Amazon S3
8 7 (2.53%) AWS Lambda
8 7 (2.53%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (2.17%) Slack
10 5 (1.81%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.81%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.81%) Power Platform
11 4 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.44%) GitHub
11 4 (1.44%) PaaS
12 3 (1.08%) Amazon EC2
12 3 (1.08%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.50%) DNS
1 18 (6.50%) Firewall
2 16 (5.78%) WAN
3 15 (5.42%) Network Security
4 14 (5.05%) DHCP
4 14 (5.05%) LAN
5 13 (4.69%) HTTP
5 13 (4.69%) TCP/IP
6 6 (2.17%) Ethernet
7 5 (1.81%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.44%) VoIP
9 3 (1.08%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.08%) PBX
9 3 (1.08%) VPN
10 2 (0.72%) BGP
10 2 (0.72%) DWDM
10 2 (0.72%) IPsec
10 2 (0.72%) MPLS
10 2 (0.72%) OSPF
10 2 (0.72%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.50%) MySQL
2 17 (6.14%) PostgreSQL
3 16 (5.78%) MongoDB
4 10 (3.61%) SQL Server
5 9 (3.25%) Apache Cassandra
5 9 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (2.17%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.44%) Power BI
8 3 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (1.08%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
8 3 (1.08%) GIS
8 3 (1.08%) Metadata
8 3 (1.08%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.08%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.72%) IDMS
9 2 (0.72%) ObjectStore
9 2 (0.72%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 32 (11.55%) JIRA
2 22 (7.94%) Git
2 22 (7.94%) GitLab
2 22 (7.94%) Jenkins
3 21 (7.58%) Cucumber
4 13 (4.69%) REST Assured
4 13 (4.69%) Selenium
5 10 (3.61%) SonarQube
6 7 (2.53%) Jasmine
6 7 (2.53%) JUnit
7 4 (1.44%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (1.08%) PHPUnit
8 3 (1.08%) Postman
9 2 (0.72%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.72%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.72%) CA Gen
9 2 (0.72%) Subversion
10 1 (0.36%) Appium
10 1 (0.36%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.36%) Storybook
General
1 103 (37.18%) Social Skills
2 43 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (11.19%) Public Sector
4 30 (10.83%) Finance
5 12 (4.33%) Automotive
6 11 (3.97%) Telecoms
7 10 (3.61%) Banking
7 10 (3.61%) Law
7 10 (3.61%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.81%) Billing
8 5 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.81%) Marketing
8 5 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.44%) Police
10 3 (1.08%) Electronics
10 3 (1.08%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.08%) Local Government
10 3 (1.08%) Retail
11 2 (0.72%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 98 (35.38%) Architect
2 48 (17.33%) Lead
3 44 (15.88%) Developer
4 38 (13.72%) Senior
5 34 (12.27%) Solutions Architect
6 22 (7.94%) Senior Developer
6 22 (7.94%) Technical Architect
7 15 (5.42%) Software Engineer
8 14 (5.05%) Network Architect
9 13 (4.69%) Java Developer
9 13 (4.69%) Moodle Developer
10 11 (3.97%) Java Engineer
10 11 (3.97%) Team Leader
11 10 (3.61%) DevOps Engineer
11 10 (3.61%) Java Software Engineer
11 10 (3.61%) Network Technical Architect
12 9 (3.25%) Technical Leader
13 8 (2.89%) Applications Architect
13 8 (2.89%) Cloud Architect
13 8 (2.89%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.58%) REST
2 17 (6.14%) RESTful
3 16 (5.78%) Spring
3 16 (5.78%) Spring Boot
4 13 (4.69%) Java EE
5 10 (3.61%) .NET
6 9 (3.25%) ARM Templates
6 9 (3.25%) Kafka
7 8 (2.89%) JSON
7 8 (2.89%) Spring Security
8 7 (2.53%) Middleware
8 7 (2.53%) Node.js
8 7 (2.53%) Spring Batch
8 7 (2.53%) Swagger
8 7 (2.53%) Web Services
9 6 (2.17%) OpenAPI
9 6 (2.17%) XML
10 5 (1.81%) React
11 3 (1.08%) Akka
11 3 (1.08%) Play Framework
Miscellaneous
1 22 (7.94%) Data Centre
2 16 (5.78%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.69%) EPoS
4 9 (3.25%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.53%) Public Cloud
5 7 (2.53%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.17%) Blockchain
6 6 (2.17%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.17%) Industry 4.0
6 6 (2.17%) IoT
6 6 (2.17%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 5 (1.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (1.81%) Frameworx
7 5 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.81%) TM Forum
8 4 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.44%) Enterprise Storage
8 4 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.44%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.44%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 32 (11.55%) Linux
2 22 (7.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 21 (7.58%) Windows
4 12 (4.33%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.81%) Unix
5 5 (1.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.08%) CentOS
6 3 (1.08%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.72%) Solaris
7 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.36%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (31.05%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (28.88%) Agile
3 77 (27.80%) Mentoring
4 54 (19.49%) DevOps
5 53 (19.13%) Microservices
6 42 (15.16%) Roadmaps
7 40 (14.44%) Migration
8 38 (13.72%) CI/CD
8 38 (13.72%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (13.36%) Software Engineering
10 32 (11.55%) Test Automation
11 30 (10.83%) Containerisation
12 28 (10.11%) Continuous Integration
13 27 (9.75%) Decision-Making
14 25 (9.03%) Computer Science
15 24 (8.66%) Analytics
16 23 (8.30%) Architectural Design
17 22 (7.94%) Infrastructure as Code
17 22 (7.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 21 (7.58%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 42 (15.16%) Java
2 40 (14.44%) Python
3 32 (11.55%) SQL
4 27 (9.75%) PowerShell
5 23 (8.30%) Bash
6 17 (6.14%) JavaScript
7 9 (3.25%) TypeScript
8 6 (2.17%) C#
9 5 (1.81%) Scala
9 5 (1.81%) Shell Script
10 4 (1.44%) Perl
11 3 (1.08%) Apex Code
11 3 (1.08%) C
11 3 (1.08%) PHP
11 3 (1.08%) Ruby
12 2 (0.72%) C++
12 2 (0.72%) COBOL
13 1 (0.36%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.36%) Groovy
13 1 (0.36%) Magik
Qualifications
1 90 (32.49%) Security Cleared
2 68 (24.55%) SC Cleared
3 32 (11.55%) Degree
4 22 (7.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (4.33%) AWS Certification
5 12 (4.33%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.61%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 8 (2.89%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.53%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.81%) CCNP
10 5 (1.81%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.44%) CCNA
11 4 (1.44%) CISSP
11 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (1.08%) CITP
12 3 (1.08%) JNCIS
13 2 (0.72%) CCDP
13 2 (0.72%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.58%) QA
2 13 (4.69%) GDPR
3 9 (3.25%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.81%) NIST
5 4 (1.44%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.44%) Disclosure Scotland
5 4 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.08%) AUTOSAR
6 3 (1.08%) JSP 440
6 3 (1.08%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.72%) COBIT
7 2 (0.72%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.72%) NCSC
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.36%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.36%) PMO
8 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 33 (11.91%) Docker
2 7 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.17%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.81%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.72%) vSphere
6 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.36%) XenApp
6 1 (0.36%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 38 (13.72%) Kubernetes
2 31 (11.19%) Terraform
3 27 (9.75%) Ansible
4 9 (3.25%) Docker Swarm
4 9 (3.25%) Podman
5 8 (2.89%) Puppet
6 7 (2.53%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (2.17%) MOM
7 6 (2.17%) Progress Chef
8 5 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (1.44%) NetBackup
10 3 (1.08%) Kibana
11 2 (0.72%) Packer
11 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Satellite
11 2 (0.72%) SELinux
12 1 (0.36%) Grafana
12 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 31 (11.19%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.42%) SAP
3 14 (5.05%) Oracle
3 14 (5.05%) VMware
4 13 (4.69%) Cisco
5 12 (4.33%) Red Hat
6 10 (3.61%) Google
7 8 (2.89%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.89%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.89%) Siemens
8 7 (2.53%) Apple
8 7 (2.53%) Juniper
8 7 (2.53%) Samsung
8 7 (2.53%) SOTI
9 6 (2.17%) F5
9 6 (2.17%) Rockwell
9 6 (2.17%) Veritas
10 5 (1.81%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.44%) Dell
11 4 (1.44%) HP