Hybrid/Remote Team Leader Contract Job Trends

Team Lead
UK > Work from Home

The median Team Lead daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 305 345
Rank change year-on-year +19 +40 +109
Contract jobs requiring a Team Leader 28 7 24
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 0.064% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.069% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 6 20
10th Percentile £363 £517 £513
25th Percentile £414 £568 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £616 £569
Median % change year-on-year -18.77% +8.22% -1.94%
75th Percentile £600 £875 £709
90th Percentile - £950 £753
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £27.72 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -57.35% - -
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £16.25 -
% change year-on-year +60.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,439 10,137 15,190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 93.03% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,117 6,428 10,336
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 171 384
10th Percentile £15.50 £19.59 £15.44
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.84 £24.44
Median hourly rate £47.50 £36.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.94% -28.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.93 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -19.08% -23.53% +25.00%

Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Team Leader' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Team Leader job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Team Leader
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Team Leader job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Team Leader job vacancies

Team Leader
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Team Leader over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Team Leader daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Team Leader
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Team Leader job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Team Leader job vacancies

Team Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Team 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Team Leader in the job title.

1 15 (53.57%) Security Cleared
2 14 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 7 (25.00%) Azure
4 6 (21.43%) Microsoft
5 5 (17.86%) Active Directory
5 5 (17.86%) Mentoring
5 5 (17.86%) Windows
6 4 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 4 (14.29%) Service Delivery
6 4 (14.29%) SQL
7 3 (10.71%) Cisco
7 3 (10.71%) Degree
7 3 (10.71%) Firewall
7 3 (10.71%) ITIL
7 3 (10.71%) JIRA
7 3 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (10.71%) ServiceNow
7 3 (10.71%) WAN
8 2 (7.14%) .NET
8 2 (7.14%) .NET Core
8 2 (7.14%) .NET Framework
8 2 (7.14%) Accessibility
8 2 (7.14%) Agile
8 2 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (7.14%) Case Management
8 2 (7.14%) CCNP
8 2 (7.14%) CI/CD
8 2 (7.14%) Cisco Certification

Team Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.57%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.57%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 7 (25.00%) Azure
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 2 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 1 (3.57%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.71%) Firewall
1 3 (10.71%) WAN
2 2 (7.14%) SD-WAN
3 1 (3.57%) Broadband
3 1 (3.57%) LAN
3 1 (3.57%) VXLAN
3 1 (3.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Power BI
2 1 (3.57%) Data Mining
2 1 (3.57%) SAS Data Integration Studio
Development Applications
1 3 (10.71%) JIRA
2 2 (7.14%) Cypress.io
3 1 (3.57%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (21.43%) Finance
3 3 (10.71%) Legal
3 3 (10.71%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Banking
4 1 (3.57%) French Language
4 1 (3.57%) Local Government
4 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) .NET
1 2 (7.14%) .NET Core
1 2 (7.14%) .NET Framework
1 2 (7.14%) Entity Framework
1 2 (7.14%) Jest
1 2 (7.14%) Next.js
1 2 (7.14%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Data Centre
1 1 (3.57%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (3.57%) Onboarding
1 1 (3.57%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 5 (17.86%) Windows
2 2 (7.14%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.57%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.86%) Mentoring
2 4 (14.29%) Roadmaps
2 4 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 3 (10.71%) ITIL
3 3 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (7.14%) Agile
4 2 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (7.14%) Case Management
4 2 (7.14%) CI/CD
4 2 (7.14%) Containerisation
4 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (7.14%) Data Management
4 2 (7.14%) DevOps
4 2 (7.14%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (7.14%) Performance Monitoring
4 2 (7.14%) Process Improvement
4 2 (7.14%) Resource Management
4 2 (7.14%) Scrum
4 2 (7.14%) Software Engineering
5 1 (3.57%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) SQL
2 2 (7.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (53.57%) Security Cleared
2 14 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (10.71%) Degree
4 2 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (7.14%) CCNP
4 2 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.57%) CCSE
5 1 (3.57%) CHECK Team Leader
5 1 (3.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (3.57%) Novell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) Accessibility
1 2 (7.14%) WCAG
2 1 (3.57%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 5 (17.86%) Active Directory
2 2 (7.14%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.71%) Cisco
2 3 (10.71%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.57%) Alteryx
3 1 (3.57%) Aruba
3 1 (3.57%) CheckPoint
3 1 (3.57%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.57%) Juniper
3 1 (3.57%) Palo Alto