Head of Infrastructure Contract Job Trends in London

Head of Infrastructure
England > London

The median Head of Infrastructure daily rate in London is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 404 356 380
Rank change year-on-year -48 +24 +114
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Infrastructure 2 2 12
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.011% 0.016% 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.017% 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile - - £610
25th Percentile £850 £713 £769
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £725 £950
Median % change year-on-year +24.14% -23.68% +26.67%
75th Percentile £950 £738 £975
90th Percentile - - £1,125
England median daily rate £900 £725 £750
% change year-on-year +24.14% -3.33% +1.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 16,509 11,741 16,509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 93.40% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,969 8,053 11,937
10th Percentile £350 £341 £325
25th Percentile £425 £430 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £676 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 145 336
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.33 £16.01
25th Percentile £24.03 £24.00 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.65 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.23% +26.00% -21.99%
75th Percentile £63.32 £50.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.50 £65.00
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.90 £36.50
% change year-on-year +52.09% -15.34% -17.05%

Head of Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Infrastructure job vacancy trend in London

Head of Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Head of Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Observability
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Target Operating Model

Head of Infrastructure 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Observability
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Target Operating Model