Head of Information Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Head of Information
Central London > City of London

The median Head of Information daily rate in the City of London is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 - 145
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Information 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.056% - 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £606 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 - -
75th Percentile £619 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £613 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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.

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,673 2,031 2,523
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 93.29% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,171 1,246 1,791
10th Percentile £328 £363 £350
25th Percentile £416 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £768 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £546 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 15 14
10th Percentile £20.02 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.75 £24.50 £19.51
Median hourly rate £34.00 £57.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.87% +91.67% -29.82%
75th Percentile £47.50 £112.00 £48.25
90th Percentile £64.48 £137.50 £72.25
Central London median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £25.49
% change year-on-year -20.71% +37.34% -39.68%

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Information' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Head of Information job vacancy trend in the City of London

Head of Information
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the City of London

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, Head of Information 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 Information in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Records Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Records Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy