Lead Consultant
UK
The median Lead Consultant daily rate in the UK is £585, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 459 | 548 | 592 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +44 | +137 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Consultant | 75 | 45 | 105 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.11% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 29 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £500 | £491 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £585 | £650 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £700 | £694 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £741 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £650 | £630 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +3.15% | +18.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £53.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £56.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -21.43% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 27,617 | 40,796 | 52,414 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.16% | 92.91% | 94.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,719 | 26,125 | 36,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.36% | -1.70% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,193 | 3,003 | 1,492 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.88 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £16.45 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.40 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.93% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.45% | +102.95% |
Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant over the 6 months to 21 June 2025.
Lead Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 21 June 2025. 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 | +64 | 53 | £625 | -3.85% | 646 |
| London | +70 | 36 | £650 | +1.96% | 157 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 27 | £625 | -3.85% | 368 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 16 | £500 | -23.08% | 529 |
| North of England | +19 | 7 | £475 | -5.00% | 125 |
| South East | +46 | 4 | - | - | 116 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £625 | - | 97 |
| North West | - | 4 | £500 | - | 62 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 3 | £388 | -22.50% | 54 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | 41 |
| South West | +29 | 1 | £650 | -3.70% | 59 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £625 | - | 56 |
Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, Lead Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.
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Lead Consultant 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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