Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 30 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +9 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,535 | 3,236 | 5,185 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.85% | 5.82% | 5.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.30% | 6.16% | 6.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,547 | 2,158 | 3,600 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £406 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £481 |
| 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 | £838 | £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 | 126 | 57 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £21.70 | £24.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.66 | £38.50 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.13 | £55.00 | £47.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.58% | +16.28% | +63.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £68.56 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £46.87 | £55.33 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.28% | +31.73% | +64.71% |
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 | 40,232 | 52,519 | 83,570 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.87% | 94.52% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,887 | 36,654 | 58,907 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.60% |
| 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% | +8.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,899 | 1,488 | 1,954 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.39 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.88 | £65.75 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.33 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +7.17% |
Lead
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | -1 | 2,164 | £590 | -1.67% | 1,936 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 1,138 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,370 |
| London | +3 | 1,095 | £613 | -2.00% | 629 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 884 | £595 | -0.83% | 879 |
| North of England | +1 | 274 | £582 | +3.47% | 379 |
| South East | 0 | 257 | £550 | -4.35% | 259 |
| South West | +14 | 241 | £569 | -9.00% | 203 |
| Midlands | +3 | 168 | £550 | -4.35% | 252 |
| North West | 0 | 162 | £585 | +6.36% | 215 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 127 | £563 | -5.86% | 142 |
| Scotland | +14 | 120 | £500 | -4.08% | 114 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 101 | £575 | -4.17% | 125 |
| East of England | -15 | 71 | £513 | -14.58% | 146 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 40 | £308 | -45.09% | 109 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 19 | £575 | - | 15 |
| North East | +14 | 13 | £533 | -0.93% | 42 |
| Wales | +24 | 10 | £560 | +67.16% | 36 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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