Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 30 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +7 | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,300 | 2,683 | 4,516 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.56% | 5.98% | 5.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.07% | 6.40% | 6.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,446 | 1,821 | 3,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £396 | £410 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -4.17% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £689 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £794 | £775 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 68 | 57 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.44 | £23.20 | £10.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.19 | - | £21.29 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.18 | £46.18 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +28.28% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.63 | £65.00 | £64.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.13 | £78.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £46.18 | £46.18 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +31.94% | +89.19% |
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 | 32,514 | 41,934 | 73,056 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.71% | 93.43% | 95.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,888 | 28,262 | 50,936 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £294 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £644 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,097 | 1,489 | 1,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.43 | £15.16 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.94 | £19.06 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.54 | £44.00 | £30.87 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.77% | +42.53% | +53.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.53 | £77.50 | £73.54 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £44.50 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.97% | +78.00% | +40.85% |
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 8 December 2024.
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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 8 December 2024.
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Top 16 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 8 December 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 | +3 | 2,028 | £600 | +2.13% | 1,255 |
| London | +5 | 1,159 | £601 | +0.08% | 619 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 887 | £530 | -3.64% | 686 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 724 | £588 | +0.95% | 981 |
| South East | -3 | 212 | £600 | +4.35% | 154 |
| North of England | -3 | 198 | £508 | -7.73% | 235 |
| Midlands | +14 | 175 | £500 | -10.91% | 124 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 128 | £525 | -5.41% | 80 |
| South West | +4 | 127 | £550 | -8.33% | 77 |
| North West | -14 | 93 | £500 | -6.98% | 172 |
| East of England | +7 | 87 | £454 | -17.45% | 60 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 87 | £525 | -6.67% | 43 |
| Scotland | -9 | 78 | £569 | +8.38% | 34 |
| East Midlands | +31 | 46 | £400 | -33.33% | 44 |
| North East | +1 | 23 | £608 | +27.36% | 21 |
| Wales | +1 | 19 | £559 | +86.25% | 15 |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 December 2024, 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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