Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 407 | 485 | 433 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | -52 | -80 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 172 | 236 | 503 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.40% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.42% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 138 | 157 | 368 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £461 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £769 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £775 | £758 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,246 | 55,892 | 84,695 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,216 | 39,044 | 59,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,569 | 2,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £64.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +115.96% | +2.74% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Developer over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
Lead Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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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| England | +56 | 148 | £650 | +8.33% | 136 |
| London | +95 | 94 | £725 | +19.59% | 63 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 84 | £625 | +8.70% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 55 | £600 | - | 73 |
| South East | +9 | 17 | £500 | -23.08% | 15 |
| North of England | +18 | 16 | £650 | +16.59% | 26 |
| Midlands | +37 | 10 | £650 | +1.96% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 10 | £650 | -3.70% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 8 | £650 | +13.04% | 7 |
| North West | +17 | 7 | £550 | +22.22% | 15 |
| Scotland | +39 | 5 | £465 | -6.53% | 2 |
| East of England | +13 | 5 | £600 | - | 5 |
| South West | +16 | 2 | £575 | -8.73% | 5 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Lead Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer 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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