The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of ICT role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Head of ICT in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of ICT
Rank - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of ICT 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
42797 53993 56874
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.24% 92.65% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 24561 29781 30909
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2134 2552 2929
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.63% -5.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%

Head of ICT
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Head of ICT within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Head of ICT Jobs Demand Trend

Head of ICT
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Head of ICT within the UK.

Head of ICT Daily Rate Trend

Head of ICT
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Head of ICT within the UK.

Head of ICT Hourly Rate Trend

Head of ICT
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Head of ICT in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Head of ICT in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government

Head of ICT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Head of ICT in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Head of ICT in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Manchester, Lancashire
Candidates must hold at least one of the following: ITIL MALC or Expert (or equivalent) PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent in a structured project management methodology) MSP Practitioner or...
NES Global Talent
Rate: £350 to £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Ensure the management of disaster recovery, business continuity and backup processes... Candidates must hold at least one of the following: ITIL MALC or Expert (or equivalent) PRINCE2 Practitioner (...
Randstad Technologies
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
North West
Ensure the management of disaster recovery, business continuity and backup processes... People Source specialise in niche technology markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme...
People Source Consulting
Rate: £400 - £500 per day + 35 hour working week
Posted: 15 May 2013