Lead Consultant
UK
The median Lead Consultant daily rate in the UK is £546, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 449 | 540 | 578 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | +38 | +147 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant | 76 | 45 | 111 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.11% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.11% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 31 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £500 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £508 | £521 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £546 | £650 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.96% | +4.84% | +1.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £669 | £713 | £694 |
| 90th Percentile | £726 | £725 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £636 | £688 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.44% | -7.45% | +44.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £53.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £56.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 26,595 | 39,741 | 53,234 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.79% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,233 | 25,863 | 37,175 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,046 | 2,776 | 1,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.97 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.78% | -17.38% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.68 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
Lead Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +87 | 57 | £575 | -8.00% | 396 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 32 | £539 | -17.08% | 243 |
| London | +70 | 31 | £650 | - | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +66 | 24 | £538 | -15.44% | 407 |
| North of England | +22 | 15 | £530 | +6.00% | 91 |
| North West | - | 12 | £538 | - | 39 |
| South East | +42 | 4 | - | - | 105 |
| Midlands | +14 | 4 | £625 | +26.58% | 83 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 3 | £388 | -22.50% | 39 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | 34 |
| South West | +37 | 1 | £650 | -7.14% | 45 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 1 | £625 | +26.58% | 44 |
Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Lead Consultant 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 featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.
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Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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