Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer daily rate in the UK is £625 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 | |
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| Rank | 404 | 454 | 438 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -16 | -79 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 172 | 240 | 486 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.45% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 139 | 164 | 344 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £460 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £513 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £850 | £688 | £706 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £775 | £768 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £589 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.91% | +9.03% | +11.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | £26.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +131.65% | -57.84% |
| 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 | 39,969 | 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% |
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 1 June 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 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 | +31 | 151 | £650 | +8.33% | 140 |
| London | +80 | 101 | £725 | +18.08% | 69 |
| Work from Home | +74 | 83 | £650 | +13.04% | 79 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 53 | £600 | +1.91% | 66 |
| South East | +1 | 17 | £500 | -20.00% | 18 |
| North of England | +6 | 15 | £650 | +13.04% | 20 |
| Midlands | +29 | 10 | £650 | +1.96% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 10 | £650 | -3.70% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 8 | £650 | +13.04% | 5 |
| North West | +6 | 6 | £513 | -7.91% | 13 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £600 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | +34 | 3 | £500 | +11.11% | |
| South West | +1 | 3 | £569 | -5.01% | 8 |
| Wales | +16 | 1 | £550 | +150.00% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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