Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 April 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 2 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 27 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +6 | +6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 1,839 | 2,610 | 3,576 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.33% | 5.90% | 5.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.82% | 6.36% | 5.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,256 | 1,671 | 2,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £400 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £481 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £694 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.22% | +9.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 93 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.70 | £15.17 | £10.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £26.75 | £28.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £46.18 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.58% | -12.04% | +47.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £89.00 | £74.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £97.41 | £76.65 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £71.25 | £46.18 | £58.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.29% | -21.06% | +67.14% |
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 | 26,982 | 41,031 | 59,665 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 92.82% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,741 | 26,885 | 41,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -3.58% | +3.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £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 | 945 | 2,527 | 1,683 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.07 | £12.86 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.85 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.90 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.20% | -25.00% | +93.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £71.87 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.76 | £33.00 | £41.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.76% | -21.25% | +115.12% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 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 | -1 | 1,576 | £585 | +0.52% | 3,372 |
| London | +3 | 920 | £600 | - | 1,922 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 691 | £550 | - | 1,691 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 621 | £600 | +4.35% | 1,490 |
| North of England | -9 | 169 | £525 | -9.79% | 445 |
| South East | +2 | 153 | £590 | +5.36% | 490 |
| Midlands | +3 | 107 | £525 | -4.55% | 223 |
| North West | -12 | 99 | £525 | -11.02% | 260 |
| Scotland | -7 | 93 | £550 | +10.00% | 130 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 84 | £525 | -11.21% | 132 |
| East of England | +13 | 81 | £495 | -10.00% | 188 |
| South West | -30 | 75 | £650 | +13.04% | 198 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 53 | £525 | -9.79% | 140 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 21 | £400 | +90.48% | 87 |
| North East | +1 | 19 | £550 | +6.54% | 52 |
| Wales | +2 | 13 | £250 | -53.92% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | -20 | 1 | £525 | -10.64% | 18 |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 April 2025, Lead 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 in the job title.
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Lead 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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