Head of Strategy Contract Job Trends in London

Head of Strategy
England > London

The median Head of Strategy daily rate in London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
15 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 386 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.021% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
England median daily rate £700 - -

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 13,145 14,173 17,825
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.24% 93.50% 93.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,721 9,174 12,891
10th Percentile £340 £338 £329
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -2.22% -3.02%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £683
90th Percentile £763 £800 £788
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 152 209
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.19 £17.95
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £27.71 £35.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.49% +2.14% -
75th Percentile £56.63 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.40 £36.08 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.83% -19.82% +38.46%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Strategy job vacancy trend in London

Head of Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Head of Strategy 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 Strategy in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Databricks
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership

Head of Strategy 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Databricks
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft