Project Lead
UK
The median Project Lead daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 480 | 508 | 606 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +98 | +134 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader | 40 | 74 | 112 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 28 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £446 | £263 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £492 | £353 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -9.09% | +11.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £637 | £608 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £721 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £507 | £475 | £415 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.79% | +14.46% | -1.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £61.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.35 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £37.50 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -42.75% | +55.95% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £41.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £53.25 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £37.50 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -42.75% | +55.95% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Project Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +32 | 34 | £600 | +11.63% | 43 |
| London | +43 | 19 | £600 | -3.23% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 15 | £507 | +6.79% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 11 | £600 | +26.32% | 18 |
| South East | +36 | 5 | £513 | +73.73% | 8 |
| Midlands | +24 | 5 | £502 | -4.38% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 5 | £502 | -4.38% | 4 |
| South West | +26 | 4 | £513 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +4 | 1 | £450 | -5.26% | 1 |
Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Leader 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 Project Leader in the job title.
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Project Leader 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: