Head of Strategy Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Head of Strategy
England > North of England

As of 25 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Strategy daily rate in the North of England.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.014% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £1,000 £913 £550
% change year-on-year +9.59% +65.91% -45.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 6,668 3,591 4,043
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.83% 92.50% 92.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,895 2,318 2,501
10th Percentile £313 £254 £263
25th Percentile £403 £374 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £464 £489
Median % change year-on-year +6.03% -5.11% -2.20%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £579
90th Percentile £675 £641 £663
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 582 225 331
10th Percentile £17.25 £12.82 £11.44
25th Percentile £25.49 £17.30 £15.20
Median hourly rate £45.56 £22.32 £25.30
Median % change year-on-year +104.15% -11.80% +12.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £44.78 £48.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.47 £70.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £26.45 £43.00
% change year-on-year +70.13% -38.49% -2.39%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

Head of Strategy job vacancy trend in the North of England

Head of Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in the North of England

Head of Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Strategy within the North of England region over the 6 months to 25 July 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
Head of Strategy
England

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 25 July 2026, 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 North of England region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Product Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Product Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap