Head of IT Contracts in St Helens

Head of Information Technology
Merseyside > St Helens

The median Head of Information Technology daily rate in St Helens is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 August 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
18 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of IT 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in St Helens 33.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Merseyside median daily rate £350 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
St Helens

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in St Helens. 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 St Helens with a recognized job title 3 9 1
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £190 £165 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £170 £140
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +21.43% -48.15%
75th Percentile £293 £245 £145
90th Percentile £342 - -
Merseyside median daily rate £433 £416 £486
% change year-on-year +4.02% -14.31% +14.29%

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in St Helens

For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, Head of IT 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 St Helens region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in St Helens 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft