Project Leader Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

Project Lead
South West > Wiltshire

The median Project Lead daily rate in Wiltshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £561 - -
25th Percentile £561 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £681 - -
90th Percentile £738 - -
South West median daily rate £575 £513 -
% change year-on-year +12.20% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 668 363 858
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.07% 87.68% 91.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 256 614
10th Percentile £400 £345 £300
25th Percentile £463 £461 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% - -
75th Percentile £700 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £700 £725
South West median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 2 30
10th Percentile £12.60 - -
25th Percentile £18.87 - £14.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +166.67% -65.65%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £74.00
90th Percentile £31.85 - -
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -25.05%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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

Project Leader job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

Project Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Wiltshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Wiltshire

Project Leader
Daily Rate Histogram in Wiltshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Leader in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Leader in Wiltshire

Project Leader
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 6 March 2026. 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
Corsham - 4 £575 - 2
Project Leader
South West

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 6 March 2026, Project Leader 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 Wiltshire region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) CISM
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) CRISC
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) JSP 440
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) CITP
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Leaflet
2 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISM
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) CRISC
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) JSP 440
1 2 (50.00%) NIST