Head of Strategy Contracts in London

Head of Strategy
England > London

The median Head of Strategy daily rate in London is £913, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 374 466
Rank change year-on-year +18 +92 +142
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.029% 0.012% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.013% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £826 £526 -
25th Percentile £847 £597 £900
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £913 £741 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.10% -25.88% -12.97%
75th Percentile £997 £909 £1,100
90th Percentile £1,029 £994 -
England median daily rate £913 £741 £1,000
% change year-on-year +23.10% -25.88% -12.97%

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 12,618 15,275 22,445
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 94.09% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,538 10,757 16,439
10th Percentile £325 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £512 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.48% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 200 201 243
10th Percentile £17.89 £17.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £22.98 £22.00 £23.23
Median hourly rate £29.54 £33.07 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.69% -12.97% +15.85%
75th Percentile £49.56 £53.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £63.88 £71.88 £81.80
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -44.11% +8.43% +61.60%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Strategy in London

Head of Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Strategy in London

Head of Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Strategy in London over the 6 months to 11 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Strategy in London

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, Head of Strategy 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 Strategy in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Master Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing Technology
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy

Head of Strategy 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Marketing Technology
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Master Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality