Leader
UK > Wales
The median Leader daily rate in Wales is £305, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 35 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +16 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 19 | 10 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 6.53% | 2.54% | 1.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.93% | 2.86% | 1.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £387 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £529 | £369 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £305 | £570 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.41% | +6.05% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £309 | £583 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £322 | £619 | £644 |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | - | £57.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £70.00 | £55.00 | £53.99 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | +1.88% | +54.24% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 274 | 350 | 602 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.16% | 89.06% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 248 | 463 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £187 | £172 |
| 25th Percentile | £257 | £355 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £460 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +2.22% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £494 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £640 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 28 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.75 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.29 | £13.06 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | £19.09 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.09% | +5.21% | -8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £31.02 | £19.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £86.54 | £45.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Wales.
Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Wales over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Wales.
Lead
Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | +15 | 18 | £305 | -46.41% | 78 |
| North Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Lead UK |
|||||
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 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 across the Wales region featuring Lead in the job title.
|
|
Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: