Product Leader
UK
The median Product Leader daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 June 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 16 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 503 | 569 | 630 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +61 | +182 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Product Lead | 15 | 20 | 47 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.046% | 0.085% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.049% | 0.090% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £503 | £379 | £409 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £406 | £516 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £475 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.32% | -17.39% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £630 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £635 | £672 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £450 | £416 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +8.11% | +0.30% |
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 | 27,380 | 40,472 | 52,439 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.25% | 92.90% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,580 | 25,942 | 36,562 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £407 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 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 | 1,161 | 2,956 | 1,487 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.61 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.40 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.93% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.01 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £41.05 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -2.55% | +105.23% |
Product Lead
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Product Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Lead.
Product Lead
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Lead over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Product Lead.
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Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 16 June 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 | +54 | 15 | £600 | +20.00% | 154 |
| London | +58 | 10 | £600 | +26.32% | 69 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 5 | £512 | +2.40% | 120 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 4 | £600 | +33.33% | 102 |
| South West | - | 3 | £600 | - | 9 |
| South East | +40 | 1 | - | - | 34 |
Product Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 June 2025, Product 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 Product Lead in the job title.
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Product 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: