Head of Projects Contracts in London

Head of Projects
England > London

The median Head of Projects daily rate in London is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 388 499 597
Rank change year-on-year +111 +98 -132
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Projects 1 1 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.006% 0.004% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.004% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £630
25th Percentile - £413 £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £425 £675
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -37.04% +45.95%
75th Percentile - £438 £713
90th Percentile - - £720
England median daily rate £600 £425 £675
% change year-on-year +41.18% -37.04% +45.95%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 16,601 25,897 37,041
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.18% 95.32% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,001 18,738 27,022
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £442 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £675
90th Percentile £788 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 299 448
10th Percentile £16.01 £18.00 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.02 £22.57 £22.02
Median hourly rate £27.66 £35.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.10% +1.43% +12.90%
75th Percentile £43.75 £60.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £76.60 £67.50
England median hourly rate £35.96 £44.53 £22.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% +97.91% +0.36%

Head of Projects
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Projects in London

Head of Projects
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Projects in London.

Daily rate trend for Head of Projects in London

Head of Projects
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 Projects within the London region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
South London +15 1 £600 +41.18%
Head of Projects
England

Head of Projects Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Head of Projects 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 Projects in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case

Head of Projects 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO