Head of Information Contract Job Trends in London

Head of Information
England > London

The median Head of Information daily rate in London is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 378 370 406
Rank change year-on-year -8 +36 +161
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Information 3 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.021% 0.045% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.048% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 1
10th Percentile £640 £585 -
25th Percentile £691 £625 £950
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £650 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -35.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £888 £850 £1,050
90th Percentile £925 £1,000 -
England median daily rate £800 £675 £550
% change year-on-year +18.52% +22.73% -36.05%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 13,179 14,595 18,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 93.55% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,760 9,478 13,182
10th Percentile £338 £338 £336
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% -2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £799 £788
England median daily rate £507 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.38% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 152 214
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.05
25th Percentile £21.12 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £27.61 £36.65 £36.14
Median % change year-on-year -24.68% +1.41% +3.26%
75th Percentile £53.59 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.16 £80.75 £73.31
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +36.36%

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 London.

Head of Information job vacancy trend in London

Head of Information
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Head of Information
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Information in London over the 6 months to 11 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Information in London

Head of Information
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the London region over the 6 months to 11 December 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
Central London - 1 £613 -
Head of Information
England

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 December 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 London region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) CISA
3 1 (33.33%) CISM
3 1 (33.33%) CISSP
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) GIAC
3 1 (33.33%) GSEC
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) ISACA
3 1 (33.33%) ISMS
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Records Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SANS
3 1 (33.33%) SSCP
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Publishing
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (33.33%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) ISMS
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Records Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CISA
1 1 (33.33%) CISM
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
1 1 (33.33%) GIAC
1 1 (33.33%) GSEC
1 1 (33.33%) ISACA
1 1 (33.33%) SANS
1 1 (33.33%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001