Head of IT Services Contracts in England

Head of IT Services
UK > England

The median Head of IT Services daily rate in England is £744 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 541 653 -
Rank change year-on-year +112 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of IT Services 2 5 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.005% 0.010% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.010% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile £688 £768 -
25th Percentile £698 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £744 £850 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £811 - -
90th Percentile £834 - -
UK median daily rate £744 £850 £475
% change year-on-year -12.50% +78.95% -20.83%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,494 48,433 68,665
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.54% 95.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,968 34,321 48,831
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,386 1,460 1,923
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.64 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £43.86 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -20.20% +95.80% -0.09%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.63 £48.20
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.00 £62.07
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -

Head of IT Services
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of IT Services in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Services in England

Head of IT Services
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Services in England.

Daily rate trend for Head of IT Services in England

Head of IT Services
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Services in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of IT Services in England

Head of IT Services
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Services within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Midlands +35 1 £800 +10.34%
North of England +35 1 £688 -19.12%
West Midlands +27 1 £800 +10.34%
North West +20 1 £688 -19.12%
Head of IT Services
UK

Head of IT Services Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Head of IT Services 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 England region featuring Head of IT Services in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Head of IT Services Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model