Head of Projects Contract Job Trends in London

Head of Projects
England > London

The median Head of Projects daily rate in London is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 383 - 399
Rank change year-on-year - - +150
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Projects 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.014% - 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £850 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 - £600
75th Percentile £950 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £900 - £600

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 13,118 12,952 16,920
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 93.49% 93.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,690 8,338 12,206
10th Percentile £350 £335 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -1.79% -3.45%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 140 237
10th Percentile £17.93 £19.99 £16.25
25th Percentile £23.50 £23.80 £20.02
Median hourly rate £32.48 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.21% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £61.50 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £70.80
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% -19.54% +24.29%

Head of Projects
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Projects job vacancy trend in London

Head of Projects
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Head of Projects 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 Projects in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Architecture Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Target Operating Model

Head of Projects 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%) Architecture Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Target Operating Model