Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 388 | 308 | 316 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | +8 | +74 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 141 | 302 | 454 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.70% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.75% | 0.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 212 | 293 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £441 | £488 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £513 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £625 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £694 | £788 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £850 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +11.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.25 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £28.25 | - |
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 | 26,930 | 40,005 | 55,472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,553 | 26,036 | 38,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,045 | 2,664 | 1,555 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.23% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.35% | +116.50% |
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 8 May 2025.
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 8 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 |
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| England | -58 | 116 | £600 | -6.21% | 425 |
| London | -19 | 79 | £625 | -3.85% | 104 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 45 | £550 | -8.33% | 383 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 44 | £620 | -4.62% | 209 |
| Midlands | +20 | 13 | £524 | -15.31% | 66 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 9 | £524 | -27.72% | 34 |
| North of England | -15 | 9 | £700 | -17.65% | 92 |
| South East | +36 | 7 | £615 | +11.82% | 106 |
| Scotland | +11 | 6 | £625 | +25.00% | 20 |
| South West | +28 | 5 | £600 | - | 50 |
| North West | -23 | 5 | £775 | -8.82% | 50 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 4 | £450 | -10.00% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 4 | £600 | +1.69% | 32 |
| East of England | +27 | 3 | £190 | -68.33% | 49 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £250 | - | 11 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, 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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