Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering daily rate in the UK is £700 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 657 | 818 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +161 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 22 | 32 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.057% | 0.042% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.060% | 0.044% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 18 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £510 | £653 | £663 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £700 | £706 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £800 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +3.23% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £888 | £825 | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,000 | £898 | £913 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £680 | £713 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -4.56% | +1.79% |
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 | 39,738 | 53,234 | 84,137 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,861 | 37,175 | 59,182 |
| 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% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,776 | 1,475 | 2,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £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% |
Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering.
Head of Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Engineering over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Head of Engineering
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 | +101 | 21 | £725 | -3.33% | 52 |
| London | +80 | 13 | £820 | +5.81% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 8 | £650 | -4.41% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 5 | £650 | -18.75% | 22 |
| North of England | +30 | 4 | £875 | +25.00% | 7 |
| North West | +25 | 4 | £875 | +25.00% | 3 |
| South East | - | 4 | £650 | - | 9 |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Head of Engineering 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 Head of Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Engineering 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: