Head of Delivery Contracts in London

Head of Delivery
England > London

The median Head of Delivery daily rate in London is £740, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 378 444
Rank change year-on-year +22 +66 +139
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Head of Delivery 3 5 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.022% 0.031% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.033% 0.070%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 9
10th Percentile - £161 £500
25th Percentile - £311 £663
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £740 £575 £850
Median % change year-on-year +28.70% -32.35% -
75th Percentile - £719 £963
90th Percentile - £798 £1,000
England median daily rate £740 £575 £750
% change year-on-year +28.70% -23.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £35.00
England median hourly rate - - £35.00

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 12,417 15,261 21,564
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 94.00% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,364 10,555 15,793
10th Percentile £325 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 196 233
10th Percentile £17.04 £17.69 £18.23
25th Percentile £23.00 £22.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £33.29 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.87% -11.24% +8.48%
75th Percentile £49.94 £53.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £44.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -42.84% +0.32% +68.69%

Head of Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Delivery in London

Head of Delivery
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Delivery job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Delivery job vacancies in London

Head of Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of Delivery job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of Delivery job vacancies in London

Head of Delivery Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Head of Delivery 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 London region featuring Head of Delivery in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) ACCA
2 1 (33.33%) CIMA
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Product Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Product Vision
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management

Head of Delivery Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Product Management
2 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Product Vision
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) CIMA