Technical Leadership Contracts with Work from Home Options

Technical Leadership
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Technical Leadership skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 166 269 269
Rank change year-on-year +103 0 +16
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 192 219 436
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.24% 0.84% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 0.93% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 149 302
10th Percentile £452 £463 £455
25th Percentile £500 £550 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £599 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% +4.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £668
90th Percentile £750 £801 £749
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +16.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 2
10th Percentile - £58.96 £65.65
25th Percentile £12.75 £62.63 £70.75
Median hourly rate £13.89 £78.00 £79.87
Median % change year-on-year -82.20% -2.34% +190.42%
75th Percentile £18.00 £80.81 £88.36
90th Percentile £30.60 £81.65 £93.08
UK median hourly rate £18.93 £66.69 £75.00
% change year-on-year -71.61% -11.09% +87.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Technical Leadership is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,569 23,472 40,758
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.77% 89.84% 91.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,056 16,562 29,562
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.81%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 563 559 545
10th Percentile £14.90 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £24.00 £30.65 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £69.25 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £66.90
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +50.00% -

Technical Leadership
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Technical Leadership trend for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership.

Technical Leadership daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Technical Leadership daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership.

Technical Leadership hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Technical Leadership hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Technical Leadership
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 9 (4.69%) Confluence
2 7 (3.65%) IIS
3 5 (2.60%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.56%) Apache
4 3 (1.56%) WebLogic
4 3 (1.56%) WebSphere
5 2 (1.04%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.52%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.52%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.56%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.52%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 2 (1.04%) SAP Payroll
1 2 (1.04%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.52%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 77 (40.10%) Azure
2 41 (21.35%) AWS
3 30 (15.63%) Azure DevOps
4 27 (14.06%) Dynamics 365
5 19 (9.90%) Azure Logic Apps
5 19 (9.90%) Serverless
6 17 (8.85%) Azure API Management
7 13 (6.77%) AWS Lambda
8 12 (6.25%) GCP
9 11 (5.73%) Power Platform
10 10 (5.21%) Amazon S3
11 8 (4.17%) Amazon EC2
11 8 (4.17%) Azure Functions
12 7 (3.65%) Entra ID
13 6 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
13 6 (3.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 5 (2.60%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (2.60%) PaaS
14 5 (2.60%) Route 53
14 5 (2.60%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.42%) VPN
2 14 (7.29%) Firewall
3 12 (6.25%) Network Security
4 8 (4.17%) DNS
5 7 (3.65%) Radio Access Network
6 6 (3.13%) 5G
7 5 (2.60%) 3G
7 5 (2.60%) 4G
7 5 (2.60%) LAN
7 5 (2.60%) TCP/IP
8 4 (2.08%) DHCP
8 4 (2.08%) SSL
8 4 (2.08%) VLAN
8 4 (2.08%) WAN
9 3 (1.56%) BGP
9 3 (1.56%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (1.56%) IOS XR
9 3 (1.56%) OpenLDAP
9 3 (1.56%) Wireless
10 2 (1.04%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.25%) SQL Server
2 11 (5.73%) Relational Database
3 7 (3.65%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (2.60%) Amazon Redshift
4 5 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.56%) DB2
5 3 (1.56%) MongoDB
6 2 (1.04%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (1.04%) Data Mart
6 2 (1.04%) Data Vault
6 2 (1.04%) DynamoDB
6 2 (1.04%) NoSQL
6 2 (1.04%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.52%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.52%) Metadata
7 1 (0.52%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.52%) Power BI
7 1 (0.52%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 24 (12.50%) JIRA
2 13 (6.77%) GitLab
3 12 (6.25%) Jenkins
4 11 (5.73%) Git
5 8 (4.17%) Cucumber
5 8 (4.17%) REST Assured
5 8 (4.17%) Selenium
5 8 (4.17%) SonarQube
6 6 (3.13%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (1.04%) Cypress.io
7 2 (1.04%) ERwin
8 1 (0.52%) Android Studio
8 1 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.52%) JMeter
8 1 (0.52%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 64 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 50 (26.04%) Finance
3 38 (19.79%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (13.54%) Public Sector
5 13 (6.77%) Telecoms
6 10 (5.21%) Marketing
6 10 (5.21%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (4.69%) Banking
7 9 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (4.17%) Law
8 8 (4.17%) Police
9 5 (2.60%) Financial Institution
9 5 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.60%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.08%) Electronics
11 3 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.56%) Military
12 2 (1.04%) Front Office
12 2 (1.04%) Legal
12 2 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 53 (27.60%) Lead
2 51 (26.56%) Architect
3 36 (18.75%) Senior
4 22 (11.46%) Solutions Architect
5 17 (8.85%) Technical Leader
6 12 (6.25%) Developer
7 11 (5.73%) Consultant
8 10 (5.21%) DevOps Engineer
9 9 (4.69%) Analyst
10 8 (4.17%) Integration Engineer
10 8 (4.17%) Senior Developer
10 8 (4.17%) Software Engineer
11 7 (3.65%) ForgeRock Architect
11 7 (3.65%) Performance Specialist
12 6 (3.13%) AWS Engineer
12 6 (3.13%) DOORS Engineer
12 6 (3.13%) Senior Integration Engineer
12 6 (3.13%) Senior Java Developer
12 6 (3.13%) Windows Engineer
12 6 (3.13%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (12.50%) XML
2 14 (7.29%) LDAP
2 14 (7.29%) REST
3 13 (6.77%) .NET
3 13 (6.77%) ARM Templates
4 8 (4.17%) Java EE
4 8 (4.17%) OAuth
4 8 (4.17%) OpenID
5 7 (3.65%) SAML
6 6 (3.13%) React
6 6 (3.13%) Web Services
7 5 (2.60%) Node.js
7 5 (2.60%) RESTful
8 4 (2.08%) Django
8 4 (2.08%) HTML
8 4 (2.08%) J2EE
8 4 (2.08%) JSON
9 3 (1.56%) EJB
9 3 (1.56%) JSP
9 3 (1.56%) Servlets
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.21%) Public Cloud
2 7 (3.65%) Linux Command Line
3 6 (3.13%) Low-Code
4 5 (2.60%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.60%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.60%) Mainframe
4 5 (2.60%) Private Cloud
5 4 (2.08%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.08%) Mobile Payment
6 3 (1.56%) Digital Wallet
6 3 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.56%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.56%) Wiki
7 2 (1.04%) Blog
7 2 (1.04%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.04%) IoT
7 2 (1.04%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.04%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 27 (14.06%) Windows
2 14 (7.29%) Linux
3 12 (6.25%) Windows 7
4 9 (4.69%) Unix
5 5 (2.60%) VMS
6 3 (1.56%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.56%) Windows Server
7 2 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (1.04%) Solaris
7 2 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.52%) Android
8 1 (0.52%) CentOS
8 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.52%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (30.73%) DevOps
2 56 (29.17%) Mentoring
3 54 (28.13%) Agile
4 41 (21.35%) Problem-Solving
5 35 (18.23%) Roadmaps
6 33 (17.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 26 (13.54%) Test Strategy
8 25 (13.02%) Migration
9 23 (11.98%) Decision-Making
10 22 (11.46%) Information Security
11 21 (10.94%) Customer Requirements
11 21 (10.94%) Data Transformation
11 21 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
12 19 (9.90%) CI/CD
12 19 (9.90%) Computer Science
12 19 (9.90%) Infrastructure as Code
12 19 (9.90%) Integration Patterns
13 18 (9.38%) Customer Service
13 18 (9.38%) Microservices
14 16 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 29 (15.10%) Java
2 26 (13.54%) C#
3 25 (13.02%) SQL
4 20 (10.42%) Python
5 9 (4.69%) JavaScript
6 7 (3.65%) Bash
6 7 (3.65%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.60%) PHP
7 5 (2.60%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.56%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.04%) C
9 2 (1.04%) C++
9 2 (1.04%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.04%) R
9 2 (1.04%) Scala
10 1 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.52%) Perl
10 1 (0.52%) Ruby
10 1 (0.52%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 54 (28.13%) Security Cleared
2 49 (25.52%) SC Cleared
3 37 (19.27%) Degree
4 16 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (7.81%) Master's Degree
6 8 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (3.65%) CISSP
8 6 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (2.60%) CCNA
9 5 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (2.08%) APMP
10 4 (2.08%) CEH
10 4 (2.08%) CISM
10 4 (2.08%) PMP
10 4 (2.08%) SANS
11 3 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (1.04%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.52%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.52%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (15.63%) QA
2 12 (6.25%) SLA
3 7 (3.65%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.56%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.56%) GRC
5 2 (1.04%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.04%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.52%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.52%) GDPR
6 1 (0.52%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.52%) NCSC
6 1 (0.52%) NIST
System Software
1 17 (8.85%) Docker
2 10 (5.21%) Active Directory
3 4 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.04%) vSphere
6 1 (0.52%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.52%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.52%) XenApp
6 1 (0.52%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 22 (11.46%) Kubernetes
2 19 (9.90%) Terraform
3 18 (9.38%) Ansible
4 11 (5.73%) Docker Swarm
5 8 (4.17%) Podman
5 8 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (2.08%) SCCM
7 2 (1.04%) Puppet
7 2 (1.04%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.52%) Argo
8 1 (0.52%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.52%) Grafana
8 1 (0.52%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.52%) Nagios
8 1 (0.52%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.52%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.52%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 32 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.81%) SAP
3 8 (4.17%) Oracle
3 8 (4.17%) VMware
4 7 (3.65%) Computacenter
4 7 (3.65%) ForgeRock
5 6 (3.13%) Cisco
6 5 (2.60%) Google
7 4 (2.08%) CyberArk
7 4 (2.08%) Palo Alto
8 3 (1.56%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.56%) TOWER Software
9 2 (1.04%) Adobe
9 2 (1.04%) Embarcadero
9 2 (1.04%) Murex
9 2 (1.04%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.04%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.04%) Workday
10 1 (0.52%) Citrix
10 1 (0.52%) Juniper