Head of AI Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Head of Artificial Intelligence
Central London > City of London
The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate in the City of London is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of AI | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.33% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £651 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £683 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £833 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £847 | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £750 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title | 2,005 | 1,590 | 1,972 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.78% | 94.08% | 93.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,370 | 1,093 | 1,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | £421 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £782 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.85 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £26.57 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.96% | -53.79% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £36.00 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.48 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -22.76% | -2.78% |
Head of AI Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of AI' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Head of AI Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of AI job vacancies in the City of London.
Head of AI Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of AI in the City of London over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Head of AI Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, Head of AI contract job roles required 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 job ads across the City of London region featuring Head of AI in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 57.1% | 4 |
| 2 | Agile | 42.9% | 3 |
| 3 | AI Transformation | 28.6% | 2 |
| 3 | Roadmaps | 28.6% | 2 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Engagement | 28.6% | 2 |
| 6 | Agile Coaching | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | B2B | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | B2B Marketing | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | BPSS Clearance | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Coaching | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Decision-Making | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | DevOps | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Global Marketing | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Kanban | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Logistics | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Matrix Organization | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | NetSuite | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Order to Cash | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Personalization | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Procure-to-Pay | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Programme Management | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Record to Report | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SaaS | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | SC Cleared | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Scrum | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Security Architecture | 14.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Security Cleared | 14.3% | 1 |
Head of AI Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 | 42.9% | 3 |
| 2 | Agile Delivery Coach | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Head of Agile Delivery | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Head of Finance | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Head of Marketing | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Head of Technical Architecture | 14.3% | 1 |