Head of Finance Contracts in England

Head of Finance
UK > England

The median Head of Finance daily rate in England is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 446 541 646
Rank change year-on-year +95 +105 +131
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Finance 39 1 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.003% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.003% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 1 4
10th Percentile - - £770
25th Percentile £688 - £838
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £1,200 £900
Median % change year-on-year -39.58% +33.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £938 - £944
90th Percentile - - £978
UK median daily rate £725 £1,200 £900
% change year-on-year -39.58% +33.33% +14.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 22,549 34,488 47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 92.73% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,007 22,894 33,903
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 2,432 1,409
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Head of Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Finance in England

Head of Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Finance in England

Head of Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Finance in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Finance in England

Head of Finance
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 Finance within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 +76 39 £725 -39.58% 15
Head of Finance
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Head of Finance 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 Finance in the job title.

1 39 (100.00%) Finance
2 38 (97.44%) Migration
3 37 (94.87%) Fixed Income
3 37 (94.87%) Equities
3 37 (94.87%) Agile
3 37 (94.87%) Data Management
3 37 (94.87%) Derivative
3 37 (94.87%) Investment Management
3 37 (94.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 37 (94.87%) Hedge funds
3 37 (94.87%) Data Governance
3 37 (94.87%) Data Lake
3 37 (94.87%) Regulatory Compliance
3 37 (94.87%) Roadmaps
3 37 (94.87%) Front Office
4 2 (5.13%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.56%) Remediation Plan
5 1 (2.56%) Strategic Thinking
5 1 (2.56%) Due Diligence
5 1 (2.56%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.56%) Law
5 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.56%) Line Management
5 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.56%) ACCA
5 1 (2.56%) CIPFA
5 1 (2.56%) CIMA
5 1 (2.56%) CCAB
5 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (2.56%) SharePoint

Head of Finance 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (94.87%) Data Lake
General
1 39 (100.00%) Finance
2 37 (94.87%) Front Office
3 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.56%) Law
3 1 (2.56%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 37 (94.87%) Derivative
1 37 (94.87%) Equities
1 37 (94.87%) Fixed Income
1 37 (94.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 37 (94.87%) Hedge funds
2 2 (5.13%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (97.44%) Migration
2 37 (94.87%) Agile
2 37 (94.87%) Data Governance
2 37 (94.87%) Data Management
2 37 (94.87%) Investment Management
2 37 (94.87%) Regulatory Compliance
2 37 (94.87%) Roadmaps
3 1 (2.56%) Data Protection
3 1 (2.56%) Due Diligence
3 1 (2.56%) ERP
3 1 (2.56%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (2.56%) Line Management
3 1 (2.56%) Remediation Plan
3 1 (2.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (2.56%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (2.56%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (2.56%) ACCA
1 1 (2.56%) CCAB
1 1 (2.56%) CIMA
1 1 (2.56%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft