Head of Strategy Contract Job Trends in England

Head of Strategy
UK > England

The median Head of Strategy daily rate in England is £950, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 571 477 555
Rank change year-on-year -94 +78 -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 5 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.014% 0.019% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.021% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £750 - £533
25th Percentile £825 - £544
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £950 - £575
75th Percentile £1,075 - £594
90th Percentile £1,150 - £598
UK median daily rate £950 - £575

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 31,997 24,126 35,091
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 92.97% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,271 15,171 23,505
10th Percentile £305 £300 £272
25th Percentile £410 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £747
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,056 722 2,146
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.01 £13.21
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £16.54
Median hourly rate £33.09 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% - -12.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £31.36 £33.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year -5.70% -5.00% -10.26%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Head of Strategy job vacancy trend in England

Head of Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in England

Head of Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Strategy in England over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Strategy in England

Head of Strategy
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 Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 20 February 2026. 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 - 3 £950 - 40
South East -35 1 - - 4
South West - 1 - - 1
Head of Strategy
UK

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 February 2026, Head of Strategy 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 England region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Data Science
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Databricks
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Fintech
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) PCI DSS
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Data Science
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Fintech
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Databricks
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft