Lead Contracts in Berkshire

Leader
South East > Berkshire

The median Leader daily rate in Berkshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 35 24
Rank change year-on-year -1 -11 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 104 111 166
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 5.31% 6.24% 7.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.69% 6.58% 7.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 77 86
10th Percentile £452 £358 £375
25th Percentile £494 £470 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £625 £656 £605
90th Percentile £650 £705 £675
South East median daily rate £550 £575 £540
% change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £63.27 - -
25th Percentile £64.42 £53.50 £77.50
Median hourly rate £67.59 £55.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.89% -31.25% +213.73%
75th Percentile £69.51 £56.50 £82.50
90th Percentile £69.91 - -
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £57.99 £35.00
% change year-on-year -51.72% +65.69% +7.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,829 1,686 2,239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 94.77% 95.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 945 1,049 1,428
10th Percentile £259 £325 £220
25th Percentile £400 £413 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £706 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 57 38
10th Percentile £20.05 £17.34 £13.00
25th Percentile £42.13 £24.50 £17.00
Median hourly rate £60.80 £64.68 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year -5.99% +227.47% -8.14%
75th Percentile £75.24 £75.00 £34.29
90th Percentile £87.53 £79.61 £71.89
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +150.00% -13.93%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Berkshire

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Lead in Berkshire

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Berkshire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Berkshire

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Berkshire

Lead
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 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
Reading -1 58 £588 +2.17% 34
Bracknell +2 12 £650 - 4
Slough -2 8 £600 - 4
Wokingham -8 7 £560 -2.61% 1
Windsor -8 4 - -
Newbury - 2 - - 6
Maidenhead -7 1 £650 +1.96%
Hungerford - 1 £475 -
Lead
South East

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Lead 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 27 (25.96%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (20.19%) Finance
3 21 (20.19%) Analytics
4 20 (19.23%) Alteryx
4 20 (19.23%) Tableau
4 20 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
4 20 (19.23%) Degree
4 20 (19.23%) Decision-Making
4 20 (19.23%) Social Skills
4 20 (19.23%) Snowflake
5 16 (15.38%) Legal
5 16 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (15.38%) Azure
6 15 (14.42%) Security Cleared
7 14 (13.46%) Dashboard Development
7 14 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 14 (13.46%) Credit Risk
8 13 (12.50%) Project Management
8 13 (12.50%) Coaching
8 13 (12.50%) Node.js
9 12 (11.54%) DevOps
10 11 (10.58%) JavaScript
10 11 (10.58%) Telecoms
11 10 (9.62%) DV Cleared
12 9 (8.65%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (8.65%) Agile
12 9 (8.65%) Software Engineering
13 8 (7.69%) Programme Management
13 8 (7.69%) Mathematics

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (0.96%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (4.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (3.85%) Adobe After Effects
2 4 (3.85%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (3.85%) CINEMA 4D
2 4 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 6 (5.77%) SAP MDG
2 1 (0.96%) Maximo
2 1 (0.96%) Primavera
2 1 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.96%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 20 (19.23%) Snowflake
2 16 (15.38%) Azure
3 7 (6.73%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (5.77%) AWS
4 6 (5.77%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (4.81%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 5 (4.81%) Azure Key Vault
6 4 (3.85%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 4 (3.85%) Azure Logic Apps
6 4 (3.85%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (3.85%) IaaS
6 4 (3.85%) PaaS
6 4 (3.85%) SaaS
7 3 (2.88%) Azure API Management
7 3 (2.88%) Azure Event Grid
7 3 (2.88%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.92%) NuGet
8 2 (1.92%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.96%) Serverless
9 1 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.81%) Network Security
2 4 (3.85%) VoIP
3 3 (2.88%) VPN
4 2 (1.92%) Firewall
4 2 (1.92%) LAN
4 2 (1.92%) WAN
5 1 (0.96%) 5G
5 1 (0.96%) Internet
5 1 (0.96%) NAS
5 1 (0.96%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (19.23%) Tableau
2 2 (1.92%) Power BI
3 1 (0.96%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.96%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.88%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.92%) Cypress.io
2 2 (1.92%) Git
2 2 (1.92%) Selenium
3 1 (0.96%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.96%) REST Assured
General
1 27 (25.96%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (20.19%) Finance
3 20 (19.23%) Social Skills
4 16 (15.38%) Legal
5 11 (10.58%) Telecoms
6 8 (7.69%) Marketing
6 8 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 7 (6.73%) Billing
8 3 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.88%) Retail
9 2 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.92%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.96%) Automotive
10 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (12.50%) Node.js
2 8 (7.69%) React
3 7 (6.73%) React Native
4 6 (5.77%) .NET
4 6 (5.77%) AngularJS
5 4 (3.85%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (3.85%) Visualforce
6 3 (2.88%) Web Services
7 2 (1.92%) ATL
7 2 (1.92%) CSS
7 2 (1.92%) HTML
8 1 (0.96%) GraphQL
8 1 (0.96%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.46%) Credit Risk
2 5 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (3.85%) Motion Graphics
3 4 (3.85%) Video Editing
4 3 (2.88%) Animation
4 3 (2.88%) Mobile App
4 3 (2.88%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.92%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.92%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.92%) PMI
6 1 (0.96%) CSOC
6 1 (0.96%) Cyberattack
6 1 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.96%) Life Science
6 1 (0.96%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.96%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (0.96%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.81%) Windows
2 4 (3.85%) Android
2 4 (3.85%) Apple iOS
2 4 (3.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (22.12%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (20.19%) Analytics
3 20 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
3 20 (19.23%) Decision-Making
4 16 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (13.46%) Dashboard Development
5 14 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (12.50%) Coaching
6 13 (12.50%) Project Management
7 12 (11.54%) DevOps
8 9 (8.65%) Agile
8 9 (8.65%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (8.65%) Software Engineering
9 8 (7.69%) CRM
9 8 (7.69%) Mathematics
9 8 (7.69%) Performance Analysis
9 8 (7.69%) Programme Management
10 7 (6.73%) Change Management
10 7 (6.73%) Project Delivery
10 7 (6.73%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.58%) JavaScript
2 5 (4.81%) C#
2 5 (4.81%) PHP
3 4 (3.85%) Java
3 4 (3.85%) Python
4 3 (2.88%) Ruby
5 1 (0.96%) C
5 1 (0.96%) SQL
5 1 (0.96%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (19.23%) Degree
2 15 (14.42%) Security Cleared
3 10 (9.62%) DV Cleared
4 3 (2.88%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.92%) PgMP
5 2 (1.92%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.96%) APMG
6 1 (0.96%) ISACA
6 1 (0.96%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.81%) GDPR
2 4 (3.85%) QA
3 3 (2.88%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.88%) PMO
4 2 (1.92%) COBIT
4 2 (1.92%) NIST
5 1 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.96%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (2.88%) Active Directory
1 3 (2.88%) Docker
1 3 (2.88%) Hyper-V
1 3 (2.88%) Virtual Machines
1 3 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.96%) Firmware
2 1 (0.96%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (2.88%) Kubernetes
1 3 (2.88%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.96%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (19.23%) Alteryx
2 8 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.69%) SAP
3 5 (4.81%) Salesforce
4 4 (3.85%) Apple
5 3 (2.88%) Cisco
5 3 (2.88%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (2.88%) Splunk
5 3 (2.88%) VMware
6 2 (1.92%) Adobe
6 2 (1.92%) Citrix
6 2 (1.92%) Juniper
7 1 (0.96%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.96%) IFS
7 1 (0.96%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.96%) Proofpoint
7 1 (0.96%) Virgin Media
7 1 (0.96%) Workday
7 1 (0.96%) Zscaler