Lead Contracts in the South East

Leader
England > South East

The median Leader daily rate in the South East is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 40 33
Rank change year-on-year +7 -7 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 270 288 442
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.89% 5.06% 5.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.30% 5.34% 6.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 206 292
10th Percentile £408 £363 £376
25th Percentile £463 £470 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £630 £675 £658
90th Percentile £700 £745 £725
England median daily rate £585 £600 £580
% change year-on-year -2.50% +3.45% +7.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 8
10th Percentile £18.35 £49.25 -
25th Percentile £20.26 £50.00 -
Median hourly rate £29.50 £57.99 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.13% +65.69% -
75th Percentile £62.34 £71.28 -
90th Percentile £70.41 £81.74 £49.25
England median hourly rate £61.01 £53.99 £37.00
% change year-on-year +13.01% +45.91% +41.72%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 5,092 5,390 7,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 94.71% 95.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,070 3,758 4,976
10th Percentile £213 £220 £201
25th Percentile £400 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £491
Median % change year-on-year - +1.83% +9.11%
75th Percentile £619 £605 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 483 243 323
10th Percentile £12.79 £16.57 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.32 £21.44 £15.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +137.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £41.13
90th Percentile £77.40 £75.00 £57.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £44.06 £23.00
% change year-on-year -14.88% +91.54% +3.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in the South East

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Lead in the South East

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in the South East over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in the South East

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in the South East

Lead
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead in the South East over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Lead in the South East

Lead
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 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
Thames Valley +3 145 £550 -4.35% 98
Berkshire +4 116 £561 -4.87% 49
Hampshire +3 55 £582 -3.00% 58
Surrey +2 39 £525 -16.00% 25
Buckinghamshire -6 15 £550 +7.84% 27
Oxfordshire +16 14 £450 - 22
West Sussex +14 13 £525 -22.22% 6
Kent +12 10 £488 - 12
East Sussex +6 4 £638 -12.07% 7
Home Counties -1 1 £530 -51.82%
Sussex -4 1 £450 -33.33% 1
Lead
England

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 12 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 South East region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 69 (25.56%) Social Skills
2 66 (24.44%) Finance
3 52 (19.26%) Security Cleared
4 51 (18.89%) Agile
5 39 (14.44%) Decision-Making
6 38 (14.07%) Analytical Skills
7 37 (13.70%) Azure
7 37 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (12.96%) Microsoft
9 32 (11.85%) Project Management
10 31 (11.48%) Degree
11 29 (10.74%) DV Cleared
11 29 (10.74%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
12 28 (10.37%) Analytics
13 25 (9.26%) SAP
14 24 (8.89%) DevOps
15 20 (7.41%) Alteryx
15 20 (7.41%) Tableau
15 20 (7.41%) Actionable Insight
15 20 (7.41%) Management Information System
15 20 (7.41%) Public Sector
15 20 (7.41%) Project Delivery
15 20 (7.41%) Snowflake
16 18 (6.67%) Service Delivery
16 18 (6.67%) Migration
16 18 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
16 18 (6.67%) SC Cleared
16 18 (6.67%) Software Engineering
16 18 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (0.74%) Confluence
2 1 (0.37%) JBoss
2 1 (0.37%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 18 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (4.81%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (3.33%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (3.33%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.48%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (1.48%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (1.48%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 6 (2.22%) SAP MDG
2 4 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.74%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.74%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.74%) SAP HR
3 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.37%) Maximo
4 1 (0.37%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.37%) Primavera
4 1 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.37%) SAP LE
4 1 (0.37%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.37%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.37%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 37 (13.70%) Azure
2 20 (7.41%) Snowflake
3 12 (4.44%) AWS
3 12 (4.44%) Power Platform
4 11 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (2.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 7 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.59%) PaaS
6 7 (2.59%) SuccessFactors
7 6 (2.22%) Azure Key Vault
7 6 (2.22%) SaaS
8 5 (1.85%) Azure Cognitive Search
8 5 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (1.85%) Azure Monitor
8 5 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.48%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.48%) IaaS
9 4 (1.48%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.11%) Azure API Management
10 3 (1.11%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.22%) Firewall
1 6 (2.22%) IP Telephony
2 5 (1.85%) Network Security
2 5 (1.85%) VPN
2 5 (1.85%) WAN
3 4 (1.48%) LAN
3 4 (1.48%) VoIP
4 3 (1.11%) SNA
5 2 (0.74%) Internet
5 2 (0.74%) VSAN
6 1 (0.37%) 5G
6 1 (0.37%) BGP
6 1 (0.37%) IPv4
6 1 (0.37%) IPv6
6 1 (0.37%) NAS
6 1 (0.37%) OSPF
6 1 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.37%) SMS
6 1 (0.37%) VLAN
6 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.41%) Tableau
2 10 (3.70%) Power BI
3 3 (1.11%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.74%) Geospatial Data
4 2 (0.74%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.37%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.37%) Couchbase
5 1 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.37%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.37%) Redis
5 1 (0.37%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.22%) JIRA
2 5 (1.85%) Git
3 4 (1.48%) Selenium
4 3 (1.11%) Cypress.io
4 3 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.11%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (1.11%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.74%) ClearCase
5 2 (0.74%) ClearQuest
5 2 (0.74%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.74%) JUnit
6 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.37%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.37%) JMeter
6 1 (0.37%) Maven
6 1 (0.37%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.37%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.37%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.37%) TestRail
General
1 69 (25.56%) Social Skills
2 66 (24.44%) Finance
3 38 (14.07%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (7.41%) Public Sector
5 17 (6.30%) Legal
6 15 (5.56%) Telecoms
7 13 (4.81%) Billing
8 11 (4.07%) Marketing
9 9 (3.33%) Local Government
10 8 (2.96%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.48%) Retail
13 3 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.37%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.37%) Automotive
14 1 (0.37%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.37%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.19%) Node.js
2 12 (4.44%) .NET
3 9 (3.33%) React
3 9 (3.33%) Web Services
4 8 (2.96%) AngularJS
5 7 (2.59%) React Native
6 4 (1.48%) GraphQL
6 4 (1.48%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (1.48%) Visualforce
7 3 (1.11%) CSS
7 3 (1.11%) HTML
8 2 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.74%) Playwright
8 2 (0.74%) REST
8 2 (0.74%) YAML
9 1 (0.37%) ARM Templates
9 1 (0.37%) Kafka
9 1 (0.37%) Next.js
9 1 (0.37%) SQLAlchemy
9 1 (0.37%) Vert.x
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.41%) Management Information System
2 14 (5.19%) Credit Risk
3 10 (3.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 10 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (3.33%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.96%) Cyber Defence
6 5 (1.85%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.48%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.48%) Motion Graphics
7 4 (1.48%) Video Editing
8 3 (1.11%) Animation
8 3 (1.11%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.11%) NHS
8 3 (1.11%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.74%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.74%) Life Science
9 2 (0.74%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.74%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.96%) Windows
2 5 (1.85%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.48%) Android
3 4 (1.48%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.48%) Linux
4 2 (0.74%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (18.89%) Agile
2 39 (14.44%) Decision-Making
3 37 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (11.85%) Project Management
5 29 (10.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 28 (10.37%) Analytics
6 28 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (8.89%) DevOps
8 20 (7.41%) Actionable Insight
8 20 (7.41%) Project Delivery
9 18 (6.67%) Migration
9 18 (6.67%) Service Delivery
9 18 (6.67%) Software Engineering
10 17 (6.30%) Coaching
10 17 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
10 17 (6.30%) ITIL
10 17 (6.30%) SIEM
11 15 (5.56%) Change Management
11 15 (5.56%) CRM
11 15 (5.56%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.56%) SQL
2 13 (4.81%) JavaScript
3 11 (4.07%) Python
4 10 (3.70%) C#
5 8 (2.96%) Java
6 5 (1.85%) C
6 5 (1.85%) PHP
7 4 (1.48%) C++
8 3 (1.11%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.11%) Ruby
9 2 (0.74%) Scala
9 2 (0.74%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.37%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 52 (19.26%) Security Cleared
2 31 (11.48%) Degree
3 29 (10.74%) DV Cleared
4 18 (6.67%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.11%) Azure Certification
5 3 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.11%) NVQ Level 4
6 2 (0.74%) PgMP
6 2 (0.74%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.37%) CCDP
7 1 (0.37%) CCNP
7 1 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.37%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.37%) ISACA
7 1 (0.37%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.37%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.37%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.56%) PMO
2 12 (4.44%) NIST
3 10 (3.70%) NIST 800
4 7 (2.59%) QA
5 6 (2.22%) GDPR
6 5 (1.85%) SLA
7 4 (1.48%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.48%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.74%) COBIT
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 5 (1.85%) Docker
2 4 (1.48%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.11%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.11%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.37%) Firmware
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 5 (1.85%) Kubernetes
1 5 (1.85%) Terraform
2 4 (1.48%) Ansible
3 3 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.11%) vRealize
4 2 (0.74%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.74%) SCCM
4 2 (0.74%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.37%) Grafana
5 1 (0.37%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.37%) Kibana
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.37%) MOM
5 1 (0.37%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.37%) Puppet
5 1 (0.37%) VxRail
5 1 (0.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 35 (12.96%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.26%) SAP
3 20 (7.41%) Alteryx
4 12 (4.44%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.59%) VMware
6 6 (2.22%) Guidewire
6 6 (2.22%) IFS
7 5 (1.85%) Apple
7 5 (1.85%) Informatica
7 5 (1.85%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.85%) Virgin Media
8 4 (1.48%) Cisco
8 4 (1.48%) Databricks
8 4 (1.48%) Oracle
8 4 (1.48%) Splunk
9 3 (1.11%) Dell
9 3 (1.11%) Facebook
9 3 (1.11%) Instagram
9 3 (1.11%) Juniper
9 3 (1.11%) LogRhythm