Head of Payments Contract Job Trends in London

Head of Payments
England > London

The median Head of Payments daily rate in London is £788, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 439 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Payments 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.010% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £769 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £788 - -
75th Percentile £806 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £788 - -

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 18,727 12,432 15,297
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 92.95% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,132 8,375 10,592
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 367 206 194
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.53 £17.88
25th Percentile £21.93 £23.00 £22.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £29.54 £33.29
Median % change year-on-year +26.97% -11.27% -11.24%
75th Percentile £61.13 £49.69 £54.69
90th Percentile £78.75 £65.00 £71.69
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +2.60%

Head of Payments
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Payments job vacancy trend in London

Head of Payments
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Head of Payments Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 26 August 2026, Head of Payments 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 Payments in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) People Management
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
1 2 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Payments 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 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) People Management
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
1 2 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared