Leader
England > Yorkshire
The median Leader daily rate in Yorkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 39 | 38 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -7 | +2 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Lead | 84 | 74 | 103 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 5.50% | 4.80% | 5.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.88% | 5.33% | 5.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 38 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £389 | £426 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £496 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £531 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -11.46% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £549 | £650 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £612 | £708 | £743 |
| England median daily rate | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £84.83 | £31.25 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £91.69 | £32.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +182.12% | +71.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £98.56 | £33.75 | £19.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £47.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.37% | - | -4.97% |
All DemandTrendContract 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 1,429 | 1,388 | 1,971 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.64% | 89.95% | 96.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 929 | 861 | 1,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £300 | £221 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £580 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £655 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £508 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 58 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £13.50 | £12.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.10 | £16.25 | £16.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.14 | £20.87 | £20.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.09% | +3.06% | +6.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.88 | £37.50 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £48.75 | £44.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £44.00 | £43.86 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.84% | +0.32% | +68.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Yorkshire.
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DemandTrendContract 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 within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 28 August 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 DemandTrendContract 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 | +4 | 56 | £506 | -3.57% | 47 |
| South Yorkshire | -4 | 27 | £450 | -30.77% | 16 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Lead 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 in the job title.
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Lead 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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