Head of Support Contract Job Trends in London

Head of Support
England > London

The median Head of Support daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 September 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
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 363 395 443
Rank change year-on-year +32 +48 +167
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Support 5 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.038% 0.019% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.020% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile - - £730
25th Percentile £525 £671 £738
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £678 £800
Median % change year-on-year -18.82% -15.31% +5.44%
75th Percentile £575 £684 £888
90th Percentile - - £910
England median daily rate £550 £678 £800
% change year-on-year -18.82% -15.31% +5.44%

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 12,354 15,084 20,906
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 94.05% 94.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,278 10,094 15,252
10th Percentile £326 £343 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £673 £675 £690
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £506 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.62% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 181 235
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.50 £18.07
25th Percentile £23.00 £23.80 £22.39
Median hourly rate £30.25 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.57% -6.67% +15.21%
75th Percentile £50.50 £56.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £66.54 £71.88 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.25 £44.75
% change year-on-year -46.77% +5.58% +69.89%

Head of Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Support in London

Head of Support
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Head of Support
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 Support within the London region over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. 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
Central London +5 4 £550 -18.82%
Head of Support
England

Head of Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Head of Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector

Head of Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
General
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared