Technical Leadership Contracts in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Technical Leadership skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 154 200 248
Rank change year-on-year +46 +48 -29
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 279 273 298
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.36% 1.17% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 1.31% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 194 203
10th Percentile £463 £486 £438
25th Percentile £500 £513 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +12.24%
75th Percentile £685 £673 £619
90th Percentile £780 £734 £695
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +14.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 11
10th Percentile - £60.00 £53.81
25th Percentile £12.75 £61.00 £61.75
Median hourly rate £28.25 £66.69 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.64% -11.09% +87.50%
75th Percentile £58.13 £78.06 £88.62
90th Percentile £85.20 £80.25 £96.23
UK median hourly rate £43.49 £66.74 £75.07
% change year-on-year -34.84% -11.10% +87.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Technical Leadership is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,295 20,910 27,075
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 89.50% 88.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,314 14,450 18,900
10th Percentile £250 £256 £235
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,056 1,280 1,343
10th Percentile £12.32 £10.99 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.06 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.74% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.00 £47.11
90th Percentile £72.90 £73.75 £61.45
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK excluding London

Technical Leadership
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leadership within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
South East +68 137 £575 -4.17% 45
North of England +18 54 £616 +8.35% 51
Midlands +39 42 £621 -9.67% 43
North West 0 34 £620 +12.73% 27
East Midlands +34 23 £622 +2.60% 10
West Midlands +11 18 £475 -30.91% 33
East of England +17 16 £635 +17.59% 29
Yorkshire +13 16 £600 -0.04% 16
Scotland -3 12 £450 -20.82% 18
South West -5 12 £631 -2.88% 50
Northern Ireland - 6 £600 - 4
North East - 4 £850 - 9
Technical Leadership
UK

Technical Leadership
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 9 (3.23%) Confluence
2 3 (1.08%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (0.72%) Apache
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.36%) nginx
4 1 (0.36%) SAS
4 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.51%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.36%) CATIA
3 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.36%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 58 (20.79%) Azure
2 52 (18.64%) AWS
3 22 (7.89%) GCP
4 21 (7.53%) Serverless
5 17 (6.09%) AWS Lambda
6 15 (5.38%) OpenShift
7 11 (3.94%) Power Platform
8 10 (3.58%) PaaS
9 9 (3.23%) Azure Functions
10 8 (2.87%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (2.15%) Amazon S3
11 6 (2.15%) IaaS
12 5 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.79%) SaaS
13 4 (1.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 4 (1.43%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (1.43%) Amazon Kinesis
13 4 (1.43%) iPaaS
14 3 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
14 3 (1.08%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 39 (13.98%) WAN
2 30 (10.75%) BGP
3 26 (9.32%) MPLS
4 25 (8.96%) SSL
4 25 (8.96%) VPN
5 24 (8.60%) Cisco Firepower
6 18 (6.45%) Firewall
7 16 (5.73%) LAN
8 10 (3.58%) 5G
9 8 (2.87%) Radio Access Network
9 8 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (2.51%) Cisco IOS
10 7 (2.51%) Junos
10 7 (2.51%) VSAN
11 6 (2.15%) 3G
11 6 (2.15%) 4G
12 3 (1.08%) IOS XR
12 3 (1.08%) IPsec
12 3 (1.08%) SAN
13 2 (0.72%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.94%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.15%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.79%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.43%) Amazon Athena
4 4 (1.43%) Amazon Redshift
4 4 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.08%) Amazon Aurora
5 3 (1.08%) Big Data
5 3 (1.08%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.08%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.72%) MySQL
6 2 (0.72%) Power BI
6 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.36%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.36%) DataStage
7 1 (0.36%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.36%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.36%) Parquet
7 1 (0.36%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 35 (12.54%) Jenkins
2 28 (10.04%) Selenium
3 26 (9.32%) JIRA
4 25 (8.96%) Cucumber
4 25 (8.96%) SonarQube
5 24 (8.60%) REST Assured
6 16 (5.73%) GitLab
7 13 (4.66%) Git
8 8 (2.87%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (1.08%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.72%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.72%) JMeter
10 2 (0.72%) Maven
11 1 (0.36%) Babel
11 1 (0.36%) ERwin
11 1 (0.36%) ESLint
11 1 (0.36%) Gradle
11 1 (0.36%) JUnit
11 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.36%) webpack
General
1 95 (34.05%) Social Skills
2 67 (24.01%) Finance
3 56 (20.07%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (10.39%) Public Sector
5 20 (7.17%) Law
6 13 (4.66%) Marketing
6 13 (4.66%) Police
7 12 (4.30%) Banking
8 9 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.23%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.87%) Legal
9 8 (2.87%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.43%) Automotive
13 4 (1.43%) Electronics
14 3 (1.08%) French Language
14 3 (1.08%) Military
15 2 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 111 (39.78%) Architect
2 45 (16.13%) Lead
3 39 (13.98%) Senior
4 32 (11.47%) Network Architect
5 26 (9.32%) Solutions Architect
5 26 (9.32%) Technical Architect
6 23 (8.24%) Technical Leader
7 19 (6.81%) Java Engineer
8 13 (4.66%) Lead Architect
8 13 (4.66%) Software Engineer
9 11 (3.94%) Consultant
9 11 (3.94%) Developer
9 11 (3.94%) DevOps Engineer
9 11 (3.94%) ForgeRock Architect
10 10 (3.58%) Analyst
11 9 (3.23%) Systems Engineer
12 8 (2.87%) Integration Engineer
12 8 (2.87%) Java Architect
12 8 (2.87%) Senior Architect
12 8 (2.87%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (11.83%) REST
2 25 (8.96%) Java EE
3 13 (4.66%) ARM Templates
4 12 (4.30%) LDAP
4 12 (4.30%) OAuth
4 12 (4.30%) OpenID
5 11 (3.94%) SAML
6 10 (3.58%) .NET
6 10 (3.58%) Node.js
7 9 (3.23%) RESTful
8 7 (2.51%) React
8 7 (2.51%) Web Services
9 5 (1.79%) JSON
9 5 (1.79%) XML
10 4 (1.43%) .NET Core
10 4 (1.43%) GraphQL
10 4 (1.43%) Kafka
10 4 (1.43%) Middleware
11 3 (1.08%) J2EE
11 3 (1.08%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.53%) Product Ownership
1 21 (7.53%) Public Cloud
2 9 (3.23%) Cloud Native
2 9 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (2.51%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.15%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.15%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.43%) NHS
6 3 (1.08%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.08%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.08%) N-Tier
6 3 (1.08%) Private Cloud
7 2 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.72%) IoT
7 2 (0.72%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.72%) Robotics
7 2 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (12.19%) Windows
2 15 (5.38%) Linux
2 15 (5.38%) Unix
3 14 (5.02%) Windows Server
4 13 (4.66%) Android
5 12 (4.30%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.87%) Windows 7
7 6 (2.15%) VMS
8 4 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.08%) Ubuntu
9 3 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.72%) Solaris
10 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.36%) CentOS
11 1 (0.36%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.36%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (30.11%) DevOps
2 77 (27.60%) Agile
3 72 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (17.56%) Roadmaps
5 39 (13.98%) Decision-Making
6 38 (13.62%) Customer Requirements
6 38 (13.62%) Infrastructure as Code
7 36 (12.90%) CI/CD
8 35 (12.54%) Software Engineering
9 33 (11.83%) Mentoring
10 30 (10.75%) Continuous Improvement
11 29 (10.39%) Containerisation
11 29 (10.39%) Test Automation
12 28 (10.04%) Collaborative Working
12 28 (10.04%) Network Design
12 28 (10.04%) Software Architecture
13 27 (9.68%) Continuous Integration
13 27 (9.68%) Risk Management
14 26 (9.32%) Network Management
15 25 (8.96%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 50 (17.92%) Java
2 31 (11.11%) SQL
3 25 (8.96%) Python
4 8 (2.87%) Bash
4 8 (2.87%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.79%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.43%) C
6 4 (1.43%) C#
6 4 (1.43%) C++
7 3 (1.08%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.72%) PHP
8 2 (0.72%) Ruby
8 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.72%) VBScript
9 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.36%) Groovy
9 1 (0.36%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.36%) Perl
9 1 (0.36%) Scala
9 1 (0.36%) X++
Qualifications
1 103 (36.92%) Security Cleared
2 70 (25.09%) SC Cleared
3 36 (12.90%) Degree
4 14 (5.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (3.94%) DV Cleared
5 11 (3.94%) Master's Degree
6 9 (3.23%) CCNP
6 9 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (2.87%) ITIL Certification
8 7 (2.51%) CCNA
9 6 (2.15%) PMP
10 5 (1.79%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.79%) PMI Certification
11 4 (1.43%) JNCIA
12 2 (0.72%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.72%) JNCIS
13 1 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.36%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.36%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.38%) QA
2 9 (3.23%) SLA
3 8 (2.87%) PCI DSS
4 7 (2.51%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.79%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.72%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.72%) GRC
7 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.36%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.36%) HAZOP
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.36%) NCSC
7 1 (0.36%) PMO
7 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (9.68%) Docker
2 14 (5.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.58%) VMware NSX
4 9 (3.23%) Active Directory
5 7 (2.51%) vCloud
6 4 (1.43%) XenApp
7 3 (1.08%) Hyper-V
7 3 (1.08%) vSphere
8 1 (0.36%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.36%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 36 (12.90%) Kubernetes
2 35 (12.54%) Ansible
3 27 (9.68%) Terraform
4 23 (8.24%) Endace
5 12 (4.30%) Docker Swarm
5 12 (4.30%) Podman
6 11 (3.94%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (2.51%) Istio
7 7 (2.51%) Rancher
7 7 (2.51%) vCenter Server
8 6 (2.15%) SCCM
9 2 (0.72%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.72%) Puppet
9 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.36%) Nagios
10 1 (0.36%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.36%) vRealize
10 1 (0.36%) VxRail
Vendors
1 38 (13.62%) Cisco
2 31 (11.11%) Juniper
3 30 (10.75%) Microsoft
4 24 (8.60%) F5
5 21 (7.53%) Google
6 19 (6.81%) VMware
7 11 (3.94%) ForgeRock
8 9 (3.23%) SAP
9 6 (2.15%) Apple
9 6 (2.15%) Oracle
9 6 (2.15%) SolarWinds
10 5 (1.79%) Citrix
10 5 (1.79%) Computacenter
10 5 (1.79%) Red Hat
11 3 (1.08%) Adobe
11 3 (1.08%) Ivanti
11 3 (1.08%) ServiceNow
11 3 (1.08%) TOWER Software
12 2 (0.72%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.72%) Symantec