Head of Engineering Contracts in the South West

Head of Engineering
England > South West

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Engineering daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 - 166
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.12% - 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £630
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £660
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.84%
75th Percentile - - £690
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £750 £725 £750
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -6.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 1,546 2,986 3,354
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.34% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,007 1,903 2,516
10th Percentile £220 £208 £263
25th Percentile £386 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £614 £620 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 400 267
10th Percentile £18.51 £14.00 £18.09
25th Percentile £26.62 £27.50 £50.62
Median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £85.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Engineering in the South West

Head of Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Head of Engineering in the South West

Head of Engineering
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Engineering within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Wiltshire - 2 - - 1
Head of Engineering
England

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Head of Engineering 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 South West region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared