Chief Operating Officer Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Chief Operating Officer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Chief Operating Officer daily rate in the UK excluding London is £223, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 440 349 -
Rank change year-on-year -91 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Chief Operating Officer 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% 0.023% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.025% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £223 £548 -
Median % change year-on-year -59.27% - -
UK median daily rate £223 £548 -
% change year-on-year -59.27% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 23,404 12,162 19,671
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.87% 91.62% 92.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,454 7,672 11,752
10th Percentile £303 £220 £213
25th Percentile £405 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £594 £575 £590
90th Percentile £688 £650 £680
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.68% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,701 916 2,515
10th Percentile £14.82 £13.50 £12.63
25th Percentile £20.25 £16.95 £15.92
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £62.83
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £74.37
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £27.64 £37.50
% change year-on-year +55.57% -26.29% -16.67%

Chief Operating Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Chief Operating Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Chief Operating Officer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Chief Operating Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Chief Operating Officer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Chief Operating Officer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Chief Operating Officer
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Operating Officer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
West Midlands -58 1 £223 -
Midlands -63 1 £223 -
Chief Operating Officer
UK

Chief Operating Officer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2026, Chief Operating Officer 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 UK excluding London region featuring Chief Operating Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence

Chief Operating Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance