Head of Projects Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Head of Projects
North West > Merseyside

The median Head of Projects daily rate in Merseyside is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Projects 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £738 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - -
75th Percentile £813 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £775 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 230 211 158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.63% 92.95% 91.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 111 78
10th Percentile £130 £145 £196
25th Percentile £151 £203 £264
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - -15.79%
75th Percentile £500 £513 £531
90th Percentile £643 £600 £608
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 20 16
10th Percentile £13.99 £14.20 £13.13
25th Percentile £15.18 £16.18 £16.25
Median hourly rate £20.04 £18.07 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year +10.93% -3.65% +14.68%
75th Percentile £51.02 £23.00 £23.38
90th Percentile - £24.18 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +62.79%

Head of Projects
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Head of Projects job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Head of Projects
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Liverpool - 1 £775 - 1
Head of Projects
North West

Head of Projects Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, 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 Merseyside region featuring Head of Projects in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Campaign Management
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Development
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Funnel Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Multivariate Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Personalization
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce

Head of Projects Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Campaign Management
1 1 (100.00%) Content Development
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Funnel Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Multivariate Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Personalization
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) Zoho