Head of IT Operations Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Information Technology Operations
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Head of Information Technology Operations daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £738 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - -
75th Percentile £813 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £775 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 296 168 160
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.05% 86.15% 90.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 93 106
10th Percentile £167 £185 £213
25th Percentile £338 £335 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -12.37% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £560 £597
90th Percentile £591 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £433 £475
% change year-on-year +1.16% -8.95% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 7
10th Percentile £13.98 £16.01 £14.50
25th Percentile £17.88 £18.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.25 £70.00 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.21% +118.75% +161.22%
75th Percentile £53.19 - £46.88
90th Percentile £53.75 - £60.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £29.25 £45.50 £24.75
% change year-on-year -35.71% +83.84% +102.04%

Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of IT Operations' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Head of IT Operations job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 3 December 2025, Head of IT Operations 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Head of IT Operations in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft