Hybrid/Remote Technical Project Leader Contract Job Trends

Technical Project Lead
UK > Work from Home

The median Technical Project Lead daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 321 - 401
Rank change year-on-year - - +185
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Project Leader 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £725 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +0.80%
75th Percentile £775 - £488
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £687 £496 £475
% change year-on-year +38.42% +4.49% -9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 9,396 11,293 17,427
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 93.20% 94.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,146 7,100 12,209
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £631 £645
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 196 380
10th Percentile £14.84 £19.45 £17.13
25th Percentile £20.50 £25.42 £25.99
Median hourly rate £41.50 £41.53 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.08% -17.76% +1.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.39 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.74% -16.91% +55.71%

Technical Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Technical Project Leader job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Technical Project Leader
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Technical Project Leader
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Technical Project Leader Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Technical 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Technical Project Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook

Technical Project 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) QA