Lead Contracts in West London

Leader
London > West London

The median Leader daily rate in West London is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 17 24
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 4 28 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London 1.96% 7.76% 6.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.07% 8.19% 6.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 24 30
10th Percentile £312 £402 £300
25th Percentile £319 £488 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year -41.30% -8.00% +1.63%
75th Percentile £491 £628 £650
90th Percentile £579 £763 £678
London median daily rate £600 £600 £625
% change year-on-year - -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £37.50 £52.00
Median % change year-on-year - -27.88% +131.11%
London median hourly rate £38.50 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +2.67% +7.14% -16.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 193 342 552
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 94.74% 97.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 247 400
10th Percentile £199 £196 £300
25th Percentile £302 £270 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £463 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% -15.91% +10.00%
75th Percentile £475 £572 £638
90th Percentile £600 £643 £700
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 28 52
10th Percentile £19.93 £16.25 £25.13
25th Percentile £20.29 £17.81 £38.88
Median hourly rate £22.27 £30.16 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.16% -52.88% +197.67%
75th Percentile £31.64 £40.69 £75.00
90th Percentile £53.65 £58.25 £84.75
London median hourly rate £34.65 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +26.00% -21.43% -

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in West London

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in West London.

Daily rate trend for Lead in West London

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in West London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in West London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in West London

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in West London.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in West London

Lead
Contract Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the West London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Hillingdon +3 2 £315 -50.97% 4
Lead
London

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 3 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 West London region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) SAP
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (50.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
1 2 (50.00%) Smoke Testing
1 2 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (25.00%) Power BI
2 1 (25.00%) Data Flow Diagram
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Next.js
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) CSPO
2 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Miro
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) SEO

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (25.00%) Miro
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (25.00%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) PMI
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Integration Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Smoke Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Flow Diagram
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) SEO
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CBAP
1 1 (25.00%) CSPO
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (25.00%) QA
1 1 (25.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft