Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 31 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +8 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,527 | 3,251 | 5,150 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.87% | 5.80% | 5.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.32% | 6.13% | 6.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,556 | 2,160 | 3,563 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £409 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £500 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £831 | £781 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £563 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +7.14% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 124 | 58 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £21.78 | £21.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.66 | £39.19 | £33.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.59 | £55.00 | £45.20 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.11% | +21.68% | +55.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £62.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £68.10 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.41 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.80% | +34.32% | +61.54% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 | 0 | 2,140 | £588 | -2.08% | 2,040 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 1,128 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,337 |
| London | +4 | 1,085 | £606 | -3.00% | 767 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 889 | £588 | -2.08% | 828 |
| North of England | +1 | 268 | £582 | +2.33% | 359 |
| South West | +26 | 256 | £550 | -10.93% | 186 |
| South East | -1 | 256 | £550 | -5.58% | 290 |
| North West | +2 | 161 | £585 | +6.36% | 209 |
| Midlands | +3 | 149 | £550 | -4.35% | 261 |
| Scotland | +18 | 124 | £500 | -4.31% | 94 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 115 | £575 | -2.13% | 149 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 96 | £575 | -4.17% | 109 |
| East of England | -14 | 71 | £550 | -8.33% | 141 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 33 | £210 | -62.50% | 111 |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 20 | £588 | - | 15 |
| North East | +13 | 12 | £533 | -14.80% | 44 |
| Wales | +22 | 10 | £560 | +24.44% | 26 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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 featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead 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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