Lead Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Leader
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Leader daily rate in Warrington is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 1 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 1.30% 2.17% 9.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 2.22% 11.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £468
25th Percentile £469 £519 £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £538 £488
Median % change year-on-year -9.30% +10.26% -
75th Percentile £506 £556 £495
90th Percentile - - £498
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £463 £541
% change year-on-year -2.70% -14.55% +39.68%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 58 45 85
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 75.32% 97.83% 77.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 28 50
10th Percentile £123 £202 £164
25th Percentile £163 £319 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £425 £463
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% -8.11% +8.82%
75th Percentile £444 £491 £534
90th Percentile £488 £524 £576
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £463 £495
% change year-on-year -3.35% -6.57% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 3
10th Percentile - - £37.26
25th Percentile £12.82 £16.25 £42.04
Median hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -65.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £16.50 £18.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £62.18 - £70.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £27.08 £23.14 £30.54
% change year-on-year +17.03% -24.25% +40.22%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Warrington.

Lead job vacancy trend in Warrington

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Warrington

Lead
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Warrington

Lead Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Warrington region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
1 1 (100.00%) EXASOL
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (100.00%) Logical Data Model
1 1 (100.00%) Physical Data Model
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Logical Data Model
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Physical Data Model
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) EXASOL
1 1 (100.00%) SAP