Lead Product Manager
UK
The median Lead Product Manager daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 July 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 20 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 546 | 583 | 667 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +84 | +172 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Product Manager | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.014% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.015% | 0.032% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | £555 | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £595 | £552 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £650 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +13.04% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £609 | - | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £585 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.53% | -13.33% | +8.00% |
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 | 30,111 | 38,832 | 52,326 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.65% | 93.03% | 94.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,142 | 25,109 | 36,225 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £291 | £309 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,431 | 2,509 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.80 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -6.98% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.94 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.57% | +3.51% | +88.33% |
Lead Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Product Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Product Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Product Manager.
Lead Product Manager
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Product Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 20 July 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 |
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| England | +49 | 7 | £500 | -23.08% | 37 |
| London | +38 | 4 | £538 | -17.31% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 3 | £500 | -14.53% | 20 |
| North of England | +1 | 2 | £500 | -14.53% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £500 | - | 5 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Lead Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, Lead Product Manager 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 Product Manager in the job title.
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Lead Product Manager 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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