Team Lead
UK
The median Team Lead daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 488 | 428 | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -60 | +158 | +58 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Team Leader | 56 | 167 | 108 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.39% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.42% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 104 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £250 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | £498 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £800 | £468 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.50% | +71.12% | -3.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £888 | £659 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | - | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £243 | £525 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.81% | +8.25% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 22 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.86 | £12.50 | £10.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £12.70 | £18.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £15.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +266.67% | -64.71% | +50.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £16.37 | £48.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.30 | £19.64 | £58.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £15.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +266.67% | -57.14% | +81.82% |
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 | 30,054 | 39,908 | 53,504 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.86% | 93.02% | 94.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,145 | 25,675 | 37,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,391 | 2,727 | 1,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £17.00 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £39.55 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.00% | -8.02% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.98 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +91.57% |
Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Team Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Team Leader.
Team Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Team Leader over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Team Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Team Leader.
Team Leader
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Team Leader over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Team Leader
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | -66 | 46 | £400 | -50.00% | 389 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 31 | £243 | -53.81% | 356 |
| London | -30 | 20 | £560 | -32.12% | 85 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 14 | £600 | -27.27% | 189 |
| South East | +46 | 10 | £190 | -63.81% | 98 |
| Midlands | -20 | 6 | £400 | -13.51% | 54 |
| North West | -7 | 5 | £300 | -49.15% | 28 |
| North of England | -12 | 5 | £300 | -49.15% | 63 |
| East of England | +12 | 4 | £190 | -45.71% | 50 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 3 | £190 | +9.20% | 33 |
| Scotland | -8 | 3 | £610 | +54.43% | 24 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 3 | £400 | -23.81% | 21 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £243 | - | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 1 | £590 | +118.52% | 15 |
Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Team 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 Team Leader in the job title.
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Team 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:
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