Head of Design Contracts in England

Head of Design
UK > England

The median Head of Design daily rate in England is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 536 663 767
Rank change year-on-year +127 +104 -166
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Design 5 5 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.013% 0.010% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.010% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £495 £855 -
25th Percentile - £863 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £950 £735
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +29.25% +5.00%
75th Percentile £750 £1,063 -
90th Percentile £840 £1,085 -
UK median daily rate £600 £950 £735
% change year-on-year -36.84% +29.25% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £45.00
UK median hourly rate - - £45.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,525 48,539 68,704
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.54% 95.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,000 34,387 48,854
10th Percentile £275 £308 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,382 1,454 1,923
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.63 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £43.25 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year -19.08% +94.12% -0.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.43 £61.73
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £22.88
% change year-on-year -22.22% +96.68% -0.52%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Design in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Design in England

Head of Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Design in England.

Daily rate trend for Head of Design in England

Head of Design
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Design in England over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Design in England

Head of Design
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Design within the England region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
London +111 4 £600 -40.00%
North West - 1 £800 -
North of England - 1 £800 -
Head of Design
UK

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, Head of Design 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 across the England region featuring Head of Design in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Adobe
1 3 (60.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 3 (60.00%) Sketch
1 3 (60.00%) Figma
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (60.00%) User Research
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Prototyping
2 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (40.00%) User Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) UX Design
3 1 (20.00%) Product Management
3 1 (20.00%) SaaS
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Responsive Web Design
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
3 1 (20.00%) UX Research
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Transformation

Head of Design Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (60.00%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Figma
2 1 (20.00%) SaaS
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) User Research
1 3 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (40.00%) Prototyping
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) User Experience
2 2 (40.00%) UX Design
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Product Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Responsive Web Design
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (20.00%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Adobe