Technical Lead
UK
The median Technical Lead daily rate in the UK is £638 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 | 297 | 301 | 355 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +54 | -26 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Leader | 308 | 478 | 654 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.72% | 0.85% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.77% | 0.90% | 0.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 219 | 319 | 419 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £522 | £563 | £504 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £650 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.92% | +13.04% | +6.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £794 | £736 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £750 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £626 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.25% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.73 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.81 | £45.44 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | £48.61 | £41.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.88% | +18.13% | -14.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.88 | £51.78 | £72.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £48.61 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.88% | +38.89% | -26.32% |
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% |
Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leader over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Technical Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leader.
Technical Leader
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 Technical Leader 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 | +8 | 274 | £650 | - | 177 |
| London | +37 | 157 | £650 | -3.70% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 113 | £626 | +4.25% | 129 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 100 | £650 | - | 91 |
| North of England | +30 | 45 | £850 | +41.67% | 34 |
| North West | +52 | 42 | £850 | -24.44% | 23 |
| South East | +8 | 19 | £550 | +4.76% | 23 |
| South West | +9 | 16 | £538 | -23.21% | 17 |
| Midlands | +3 | 15 | £619 | -10.00% | 23 |
| Scotland | +19 | 10 | £498 | -5.24% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 10 | £725 | +5.45% | 14 |
| East of England | -11 | 8 | £600 | -2.79% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 5 | £500 | +42.86% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 3 | £590 | -1.67% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £513 | - | 2 |
Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Technical Leader 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 Technical Leader in the job title.
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Technical Leader 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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