Lead Software Engineer
UK
The median Lead Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £825 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 538 | 657 | 736 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +79 | -45 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 61 | 34 | 118 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.061% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.065% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 16 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £563 | £521 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £691 | £575 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £825 | £650 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.92% | -7.14% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £888 | £766 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £825 | £875 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £675 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £56.83 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £63.12 | £57.71 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.79 | £62.09 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.17% | +77.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.45 | £68.15 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.02 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.79 | £62.09 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +9.17% | - | - |
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 | 40,208 | 52,661 | 84,090 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.53% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,884 | 36,729 | 59,270 |
| 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% | +7.14% |
| 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 | 2,897 | 1,486 | 1,961 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.75 | £65.75 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.00 | £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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer.
Lead Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Software Engineer over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.
Lead Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer.
Lead Software Engineer
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 | +128 | 58 | £825 | +26.92% | 75 |
| London | +120 | 49 | £825 | +3.13% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 35 | £825 | +37.50% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 12 | £675 | +12.50% | 45 |
| South East | +13 | 7 | - | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £675 | - | |
| South West | +13 | 1 | £675 | +17.39% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £600 | - | 2 |
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 June 2024, Lead Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software Engineer 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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