Lead Consultant
UK
The median Lead Consultant daily rate in the UK is £631, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 502 | 575 | 695 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +73 | +120 | -36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant | 64 | 71 | 158 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 37 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £424 | £425 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £500 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £631 | £600 | £622 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.21% | -3.58% | +13.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £808 | £760 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £53.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +57.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.75 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £63.30 | £67.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -21.43% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 35,672 | 46,944 | 81,846 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.92% | 94.15% | 95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,921 | 32,148 | 57,528 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £530 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.94% | -3.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,658 | 1,511 | 1,784 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.73 | £14.93 | £13.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.30 | £19.06 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £44.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.37% | +71.15% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.90 | £43.75 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.34% | +98.86% | +22.22% |
Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +69 | 55 | £631 | +5.21% | 27 |
| London | +70 | 29 | £550 | -8.33% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 24 | £700 | +27.27% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 18 | £638 | +14.86% | 21 |
| North of England | +33 | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | +22 | 9 | - | - | 3 |
| South East | +12 | 7 | £802 | +23.38% | 2 |
| South West | +21 | 6 | £623 | -19.68% | 1 |
| Midlands | +10 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, Lead Consultant 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 featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.
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Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: