Leader
UK
The median Leader daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +7 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,588 | 3,291 | 5,084 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.02% | 5.68% | 5.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.49% | 6.01% | 6.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,621 | 2,186 | 3,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £500 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £563 | £521 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +7.87% | +9.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 109 | 61 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.17 | £21.25 | £17.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.75 | £35.00 | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £55.00 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +37.50% | +50.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.75 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £66.74 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.51 | £59.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.65% | +47.49% | +53.85% |
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 | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +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% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 | +6 | 2,200 | £585 | -2.50% | 1,725 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 1,159 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,151 |
| London | +6 | 1,095 | £600 | -4.00% | 655 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 933 | £585 | -2.50% | 766 |
| South West | +19 | 272 | £538 | -10.42% | 185 |
| North of England | +4 | 272 | £584 | +6.09% | 314 |
| South East | +8 | 270 | £550 | -8.33% | 236 |
| North West | +3 | 161 | £590 | +7.27% | 172 |
| Midlands | +5 | 144 | £563 | -1.10% | 202 |
| Scotland | +14 | 119 | £500 | - | 77 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 113 | £598 | - | 124 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 101 | £575 | -4.17% | 99 |
| East of England | 0 | 81 | £560 | -6.67% | 116 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 29 | £210 | -63.00% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 19 | £588 | - | 21 |
| North East | +15 | 11 | £533 | -18.08% | 43 |
| Wales | +15 | 9 | £570 | +8.57% | 27 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - |
Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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 featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead 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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