Lead Developer
England > Yorkshire
The median Lead Developer daily rate in Yorkshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 June 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 7 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 96 | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +10 | +26 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 0.99% | 0.53% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.05% | 0.58% | 0.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £625 | £505 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £650 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +13.04% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £574 | - | £678 |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £650 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | -0.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £62.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £72.50 | - | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +131.65% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 1,043 | 1,545 | 2,089 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.22% | 90.46% | 95.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 659 | 960 | 1,412 |
| 10th Percentile | £254 | £250 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.52% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £548 | £575 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £650 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £514 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.10% | -4.55% | +3.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 75 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.86 | £11.30 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £12.53 | £16.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.24 | £17.50 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.37% | -16.67% | +15.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.14 | £25.83 | £43.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £29.21 | £53.75 | £56.78 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.00 | £38.14 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.33% | -15.26% | +88.21% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Lead Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer in Yorkshire.
Lead Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer in Yorkshire.
Lead Developer
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 June 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 |
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| West Yorkshire | +9 | 6 | £525 | -20.75% | 19 |
| South Yorkshire | +5 | 5 | £525 | -19.23% | 1 |
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 7 June 2025, Lead Developer 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 Yorkshire region featuring Lead Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
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