Head of Artificial Intelligence
UK
The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate in the UK is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 May 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 507 | 585 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of AI | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.005% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | 0.005% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £844 | £554 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £861 | £597 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £900 | £688 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.91% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £925 | £772 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £1,045 | £811 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £900 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 26,916 | 39,591 | 54,569 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 92.78% | 94.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,509 | 25,748 | 38,105 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,043 | 2,669 | 1,523 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £16.30 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -17.38% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.25 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.02 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Head of AI
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of AI in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of AI
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of AI.
Head of AI
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of AI over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
Head of AI
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of AI within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +79 | 15 | £900 | +30.91% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | - | 8 | £900 | - | 24 |
| London | +52 | 7 | £825 | +20.00% | 38 |
| South West | - | 7 | £900 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | - | 3 | £875 | - | 25 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Head of AI Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Head of AI 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 featuring Head of AI in the job title.
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Head of AI Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: