Head of AI Contract Job Trends in Bristol
Head of Artificial Intelligence
South West > Bristol
The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate in Bristol is £838, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Head of AI jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | 0.15% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £806 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £816 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £838 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £866 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £879 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £838 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Bristol matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Bristol matching a recognised job title | 1,244 | 752 | 740 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.49% | 92.84% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 629 | 376 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £219 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £375 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +5.26% | -7.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £735 | £718 |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.77% | -0.95% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 297 | 163 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.75 | £13.46 | £16.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £18.87 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £48.46 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.13% | -26.02% | +0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £70.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.84 | £74.55 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £32.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.92% | -50.00% | +15.06% |
Head of AI Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Head of AI contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Head of AI job ads across the Bristol region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decision-Making | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Agile | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | AI | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Analytics | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Architecture Governance | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | AWS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | DevOps | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | DevSecOps | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Digital Strategy | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Digital Transformation Programme | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Enterprise Architecture | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Event-Driven | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Event-Driven Architecture | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | GCP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Generative AI | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | 50.0% | 1 | |
| 2 | ITIL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Machine Learning | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Microservices | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Observability | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Platform Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Roadmaps | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | SC Cleared | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Security Architecture | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Serverless | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2 | ServiceNow | 50.0% | 1 |
Head of AI Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of IT Operations | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Head of Strategy | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Head of Technical Architecture | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Head of Technical Operations | 50.0% | 1 |