Lead Contracts in Buckinghamshire

Leader
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Leader daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 37 29 30
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 -13
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 13 51 57
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 2.69% 5.99% 6.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.88% 6.36% 6.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 42 48
10th Percentile £369 £383 £382
25th Percentile £449 £464 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £515 £519
Median % change year-on-year +6.85% -0.77% +25.76%
75th Percentile £575 £650 £581
90th Percentile £655 £675 £679
South East median daily rate £550 £590 £550
% change year-on-year -6.78% +7.27% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 452 802 872
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 94.24% 97.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 645 657
10th Percentile £250 £245 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £572 £576 £569
90th Percentile £646 £650 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 5 46
10th Percentile £15.85 £10.96 -
25th Percentile £17.64 £13.16 £10.77
Median hourly rate £23.22 £17.50 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.66% +40.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £28.75 £19.50 £18.76
90th Percentile £48.75 £34.05 £45.00
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.04% +147.50% -20.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Buckinghamshire

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Buckinghamshire.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Buckinghamshire

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Buckinghamshire

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Buckinghamshire.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Buckinghamshire

Lead
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
Milton Keynes -4 13 £550 +7.84% 19
Lead
South East

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 5 (38.46%) SC Cleared
2 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 5 (38.46%) SQL
2 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (38.46%) Project Management
2 5 (38.46%) Workflow
2 5 (38.46%) Decision-Making
2 5 (38.46%) Technical Leadership
2 5 (38.46%) PMO
2 5 (38.46%) Project Delivery
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Journey Map
2 5 (38.46%) Journey Map
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Experience
2 5 (38.46%) Product Ownership
3 4 (30.77%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
4 1 (7.69%) Degree
4 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Microservices
4 1 (7.69%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (7.69%) Mac OS
4 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.69%) Redis
4 1 (7.69%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (7.69%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (7.69%) Cadence

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Applications
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) LAN
1 1 (7.69%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (7.69%) Redis
General
1 4 (30.77%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Health Technology
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Product Ownership
2 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Mac OS
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Experience
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Journey Map
2 5 (38.46%) Decision-Making
2 5 (38.46%) Journey Map
2 5 (38.46%) Project Delivery
2 5 (38.46%) Project Management
2 5 (38.46%) Technical Leadership
2 5 (38.46%) Workflow
3 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
3 1 (7.69%) ERP
3 1 (7.69%) Event-Driven
3 1 (7.69%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (7.69%) Microservices
3 1 (7.69%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (7.69%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (7.69%) Roadmaps
3 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
3 1 (7.69%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (38.46%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) SC Cleared
1 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
2 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (38.46%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Cadence
2 1 (7.69%) SAP