Technical Leadership Contracts

Technical Leadership
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Technical Leadership skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 243 277
Rank change year-on-year +43 +34 +26
Contract jobs citing Technical Leadership 501 595 874
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.16% 1.07% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.36% 1.20% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 410 573
10th Percentile £463 £479 £463
25th Percentile £507 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £593
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.49% +12.86%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £688
90th Percentile £788 £814 £785
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -0.04% +9.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 19 13
10th Percentile £12.75 £34.15 £61.45
25th Percentile £15.38 £61.00 £65.00
Median hourly rate £48.48 £66.74 £75.14
Median % change year-on-year -27.37% -11.18% +71.75%
75th Percentile £64.38 £80.25 £90.90
90th Percentile £78.80 £81.81 £96.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.50 £66.69 £75.00
% change year-on-year -42.27% -11.09% +71.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Technical Leadership is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,767 49,750 79,449
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.37% 89.73% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,536 34,430 55,867
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,538 1,657 1,878
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.50 £15.51
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.64%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

Technical Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Technical Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership.

Daily rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Leadership.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Leadership over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Technical Leadership in the UK

Technical Leadership
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Leadership within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +56 457 £601 -5.99% 314
UK excluding London +45 286 £600 -0.04% 239
Work from Home +72 177 £600 -4.00% 173
London +9 171 £625 -7.41% 95
South East +69 128 £598 -0.42% 45
North of England +13 62 £595 +8.14% 59
Midlands +40 46 £550 -20.00% 37
North West +1 32 £620 +18.10% 30
East Midlands +27 25 £622 +3.67% 12
Yorkshire +20 22 £583 -2.92% 20
West Midlands +19 21 £493 -28.36% 25
East of England +10 17 £643 -8.21% 25
South West -16 15 £625 -3.85% 37
Scotland -3 13 £450 -18.18% 28
North East - 8 £850 - 11
Northern Ireland - 5 £638 - 9

Technical Leadership
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.59%) Apache Spark
1 13 (2.59%) Confluence
2 11 (2.20%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 6 (1.20%) Apache
3 6 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.60%) CMS
4 3 (0.60%) IIS
4 3 (0.60%) SAS
4 3 (0.60%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.40%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Pulsar
6 1 (0.20%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 11 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.00%) CANalyzer
3 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.60%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.20%) CATIA
5 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.60%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
2 2 (0.40%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.20%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.20%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 144 (28.74%) Azure
2 116 (23.15%) AWS
3 52 (10.38%) Serverless
4 45 (8.98%) GCP
5 33 (6.59%) Dynamics 365
6 30 (5.99%) AWS Lambda
6 30 (5.99%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (5.59%) Power Platform
8 24 (4.79%) Amazon S3
9 22 (4.39%) Cloud Computing
10 20 (3.99%) Azure Logic Apps
11 18 (3.59%) Amazon EC2
12 17 (3.39%) Azure API Management
12 17 (3.39%) Azure Functions
13 16 (3.19%) OpenShift
13 16 (3.19%) PaaS
14 15 (2.99%) GitHub
15 13 (2.59%) GitHub Actions
16 12 (2.40%) Microsoft 365
17 11 (2.20%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 38 (7.58%) WAN
2 33 (6.59%) VPN
3 29 (5.79%) BGP
4 26 (5.19%) Firewall
4 26 (5.19%) MPLS
5 25 (4.99%) SSL
6 23 (4.59%) Cisco Firepower
7 14 (2.79%) 5G
7 14 (2.79%) LAN
8 11 (2.20%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.80%) DNS
10 8 (1.60%) Network Security
10 8 (1.60%) Radio Access Network
11 7 (1.40%) DHCP
11 7 (1.40%) Junos
11 7 (1.40%) TCP/IP
11 7 (1.40%) VSAN
12 6 (1.20%) 3G
12 6 (1.20%) 4G
12 6 (1.20%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.79%) Big Data
2 21 (4.19%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.19%) Amazon RDS
3 16 (3.19%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (2.99%) Amazon Redshift
4 15 (2.99%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.79%) Amazon Athena
5 14 (2.79%) Data Lake
5 14 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (2.20%) Hadoop
7 10 (2.00%) Power BI
8 9 (1.80%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.40%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (1.20%) MongoDB
10 6 (1.20%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.60%) Data Mart
11 3 (0.60%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.60%) DB2
11 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 41 (8.18%) Jenkins
2 36 (7.19%) Git
2 36 (7.19%) JIRA
3 29 (5.79%) Selenium
4 26 (5.19%) Cucumber
5 25 (4.99%) SonarQube
6 24 (4.79%) REST Assured
7 20 (3.99%) GitLab
8 9 (1.80%) Cypress.io
8 9 (1.80%) JMeter
8 9 (1.80%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (1.00%) CANoe
10 4 (0.80%) ERwin
11 3 (0.60%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.60%) Storybook
11 3 (0.60%) Terragrunt
12 1 (0.20%) Babel
12 1 (0.20%) ESLint
12 1 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
12 1 (0.20%) Vite
General
1 159 (31.74%) Social Skills
2 128 (25.55%) Finance
3 100 (19.96%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (10.98%) Public Sector
5 33 (6.59%) Banking
6 22 (4.39%) Law
7 16 (3.19%) Marketing
8 15 (2.99%) Legal
8 15 (2.99%) Police
9 14 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.40%) Manufacturing
12 11 (2.20%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.80%) Automotive
13 9 (1.80%) Electronics
14 6 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.20%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.80%) Aviation
16 4 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 194 (38.72%) Architect
2 108 (21.56%) Lead
3 70 (13.97%) Senior
4 62 (12.38%) Solutions Architect
5 47 (9.38%) Technical Leader
6 35 (6.99%) Technical Architect
7 34 (6.79%) Network Architect
8 30 (5.99%) Developer
9 23 (4.59%) DevOps Engineer
10 21 (4.19%) Lead Architect
11 20 (3.99%) Analyst
11 20 (3.99%) Software Engineer
12 19 (3.79%) Java Engineer
13 17 (3.39%) Consultant
14 13 (2.59%) AWS Engineer
14 13 (2.59%) Senior Architect
15 12 (2.40%) Systems Engineer
16 11 (2.20%) ForgeRock Architect
16 11 (2.20%) Senior Developer
17 10 (2.00%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (6.99%) REST
2 26 (5.19%) Node.js
2 26 (5.19%) XML
3 25 (4.99%) Java EE
4 24 (4.79%) Kafka
5 19 (3.79%) React
6 18 (3.59%) .NET
7 17 (3.39%) LDAP
8 14 (2.79%) SAML
9 13 (2.59%) ARM Templates
9 13 (2.59%) OpenID
10 12 (2.40%) OAuth
10 12 (2.40%) Web Services
11 11 (2.20%) J2EE
11 11 (2.20%) RESTful
12 7 (1.40%) HTML
12 7 (1.40%) Middleware
13 6 (1.20%) JSON
13 6 (1.20%) Spring Boot
14 5 (1.00%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.39%) Product Ownership
1 22 (4.39%) Public Cloud
2 11 (2.20%) Cloud Native
3 10 (2.00%) Data Centre
4 9 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (1.80%) Management Information System
4 9 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (1.60%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 6 (1.20%) Low-Code
6 6 (1.20%) Mainframe
6 6 (1.20%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
7 5 (1.00%) Derivative
7 5 (1.00%) Infotainment
7 5 (1.00%) Machine to Machine
7 5 (1.00%) NHS
7 5 (1.00%) Private Cloud
8 4 (0.80%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.80%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 52 (10.38%) Windows
2 35 (6.99%) Linux
3 18 (3.59%) Android
4 17 (3.39%) Apple iOS
4 17 (3.39%) Unix
4 17 (3.39%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.00%) Windows 7
6 6 (1.20%) VMS
7 3 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.40%) Solaris
8 2 (0.40%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.40%) zOS
9 1 (0.20%) CentOS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (27.94%) DevOps
2 131 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (25.35%) Agile
4 97 (19.36%) Mentoring
5 92 (18.36%) Roadmaps
6 65 (12.97%) CI/CD
7 63 (12.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 63 (12.57%) Software Engineering
8 58 (11.58%) Decision-Making
9 50 (9.98%) Computer Science
9 50 (9.98%) Infrastructure as Code
10 46 (9.18%) Containerisation
11 42 (8.38%) Microservices
11 42 (8.38%) Project Management
12 41 (8.18%) Customer Requirements
13 40 (7.98%) Analytics
13 40 (7.98%) Data Modelling
13 40 (7.98%) Migration
14 39 (7.78%) Risk Management
15 36 (7.19%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 85 (16.97%) Python
2 84 (16.77%) Java
3 68 (13.57%) SQL
4 28 (5.59%) C#
5 13 (2.59%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.59%) Scala
6 12 (2.40%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.00%) C
7 10 (2.00%) C++
8 9 (1.80%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.60%) Bash
10 6 (1.20%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.00%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.00%) PHP
11 5 (1.00%) VBA
12 3 (0.60%) Ruby
12 3 (0.60%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.40%) R
13 2 (0.40%) VBScript
14 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 153 (30.54%) Security Cleared
2 114 (22.75%) SC Cleared
3 77 (15.37%) Degree
4 44 (8.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (5.79%) Master's Degree
6 14 (2.79%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (2.59%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.40%) CCNA
9 10 (2.00%) PMP
10 8 (1.60%) CCNP
10 8 (1.60%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.40%) CISSP
11 7 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.20%) AWS Certification
13 5 (1.00%) Azure Certification
13 5 (1.00%) JNCIA
13 5 (1.00%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.80%) APMP
14 4 (0.80%) CEH
14 4 (0.80%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.78%) QA
2 17 (3.39%) Data Quality
3 15 (2.99%) SLA
4 9 (1.80%) PCI DSS
5 7 (1.40%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.00%) GRC
7 3 (0.60%) GDPR
8 2 (0.40%) HAZOP
8 2 (0.40%) NCSC
9 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.20%) ISO 15022
9 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.20%) NIST
9 1 (0.20%) PMO
9 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 50 (9.98%) Docker
2 16 (3.19%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.60%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.40%) vCloud
6 5 (1.00%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.80%) XenApp
8 3 (0.60%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.40%) vSphere
10 1 (0.20%) Apache Flume
10 1 (0.20%) HDFS
10 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 63 (12.57%) Kubernetes
2 62 (12.38%) Terraform
3 37 (7.39%) Ansible
4 23 (4.59%) Endace
5 16 (3.19%) Docker Swarm
6 14 (2.79%) Single Sign-On
7 12 (2.40%) Podman
8 7 (1.40%) Argo
8 7 (1.40%) Istio
8 7 (1.40%) Rancher
8 7 (1.40%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.00%) Functional Safety
9 5 (1.00%) SCCM
10 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.40%) Grafana
11 2 (0.40%) Kustomize
11 2 (0.40%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.40%) Puppet
11 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 68 (13.57%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.19%) Cisco
3 34 (6.79%) Google
4 31 (6.19%) Juniper
5 23 (4.59%) F5
6 22 (4.39%) SAP
7 20 (3.99%) VMware
8 19 (3.79%) Oracle
9 13 (2.59%) ForgeRock
10 11 (2.20%) Databricks
11 9 (1.80%) Informatica
12 8 (1.60%) ServiceNow
13 6 (1.20%) Adobe
13 6 (1.20%) Apple
13 6 (1.20%) IBM
13 6 (1.20%) SolarWinds
14 5 (1.00%) Citrix
14 5 (1.00%) Computacenter
15 4 (0.80%) Salesforce
15 4 (0.80%) Workday