Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 313 | 330 | 397 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +67 | -68 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 303 | 459 | 592 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.70% | 0.78% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 0.82% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 212 | 296 | 378 |
| 10th Percentile | £439 | £488 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £550 | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £630 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.75% | +9.52% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £725 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.73 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.81 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £28.88 | - | £45.09 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £62.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | - | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -26.32% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Technical Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 | +36 | 263 | £627 | -3.50% | 170 |
| London | +60 | 153 | £650 | - | 73 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 110 | £600 | - | 111 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 99 | £625 | -3.85% | 76 |
| North of England | +37 | 43 | £850 | +41.67% | 22 |
| North West | +55 | 40 | £850 | +40.21% | 14 |
| South West | +30 | 16 | £600 | +6.67% | 10 |
| Scotland | +32 | 14 | £510 | -4.67% | 11 |
| South East | +11 | 13 | £550 | -8.90% | 35 |
| Midlands | +5 | 13 | £619 | -10.00% | 22 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 10 | £725 | +5.45% | 13 |
| East of England | +5 | 9 | £600 | - | 13 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 3 | £500 | +42.86% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 3 | £590 | -1.67% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £513 | - | 2 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical 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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