Lead Consultant
UK
The median Lead Consultant daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 541 | 578 | 724 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +146 | -107 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant | 46 | 111 | 127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.21% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 64 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £424 |
| 25th Percentile | £526 | £550 | £491 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £610 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.56% | +1.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £694 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £800 | £845 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £659 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.34% | +38.70% | -16.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
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 | 39,794 | 53,311 | 84,183 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.84% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,730 | 37,248 | 59,348 |
| 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% | +7.64% |
| 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% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,844 | 1,473 | 1,970 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.97% | +12.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.37 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +6.20% |
Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 | +36 | 39 | £638 | +6.25% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 21 | £650 | -1.34% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +96 | 16 | £650 | +9.47% | 16 |
| London | +56 | 16 | £650 | +8.33% | 10 |
| South West | +16 | 8 | £700 | -9.68% | 8 |
| South East | +8 | 5 | £650 | +10.17% | |
| East of England | +6 | 3 | £600 | -22.58% | |
| North of England | +22 | 2 | £500 | +8.11% | 1 |
| Midlands | +15 | 2 | £494 | -28.18% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 2 | £500 | - | |
| West Midlands | +10 | 2 | £494 | -28.18% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £770 | - | 2 |
Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, Lead Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.
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Lead Consultant 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: