Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 455 | 430 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | -25 | -100 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 164 | 235 | 494 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.41% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 133 | 159 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £595 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.84% | +10.70% | +13.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Lead Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Developer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Lead Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Developer.
Lead Developer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| England | +62 | 142 | £650 | +8.33% | 127 |
| London | +81 | 90 | £725 | +20.83% | 67 |
| Work from Home | +84 | 81 | £650 | +13.54% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | +30 | 53 | £600 | +0.84% | 62 |
| South East | +4 | 17 | £500 | -23.08% | 13 |
| North of England | +14 | 16 | £650 | +13.04% | 23 |
| Midlands | +32 | 9 | £650 | +1.96% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 9 | £650 | -3.70% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 8 | £650 | +13.04% | 10 |
| North West | +8 | 7 | £550 | +10.00% | 10 |
| East of England | +14 | 5 | £600 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | +32 | 3 | £500 | +11.11% | 3 |
| South West | +5 | 2 | £575 | -3.97% | 6 |
| Wales | +16 | 1 | £550 | +150.00% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Lead Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Lead Developer 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:
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