Lead Developer
UK
The median Lead Developer daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 460 | 431 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | -29 | -87 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Developer | 166 | 239 | 505 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.42% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 133 | 163 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £452 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £513 | £520 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £850 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £771 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £588 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.13% | +9.86% | +12.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £62.50 | - |
| 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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | +58 | 145 | £650 | +8.33% | 160 |
| London | +85 | 95 | £725 | +18.37% | 88 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 80 | £650 | +13.54% | 102 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 52 | £600 | +2.13% | 90 |
| South East | +11 | 17 | £500 | -21.57% | 32 |
| North of England | +15 | 15 | £650 | +20.37% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 9 | £650 | -3.70% | 8 |
| Midlands | +23 | 9 | £650 | +1.96% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 8 | £650 | +13.04% | 10 |
| North West | +3 | 6 | £513 | -1.25% | 11 |
| East of England | +15 | 5 | £600 | - | 4 |
| Scotland | +38 | 3 | £500 | +11.11% | 3 |
| South West | +4 | 2 | £575 | -3.97% | 9 |
| Wales | +18 | 1 | £550 | +150.00% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Lead Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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