Head of Applications
UK
The median Head of Applications daily rate in the UK is £800 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 575 | 701 | 830 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +129 | -139 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Applications | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.003% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.004% | 0.011% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £555 | £414 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £416 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | £438 | £694 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +82.86% | -36.94% | +69.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £466 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,020 | £471 | £801 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £850 | - | £725 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Head of Applications
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Applications in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Applications
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Applications.
Head of Applications
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Applications over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
Head of Applications
Top 6 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 Applications within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +102 | 7 | £800 | +82.86% | 6 |
| London | +98 | 5 | £600 | +37.14% | 2 |
| Work from Home | - | 4 | £700 | - | 3 |
| UK excluding London | - | 2 | £850 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £850 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £850 | - | 1 |
Head of Applications Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Head of Applications 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 Applications in the job title.
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Head of Applications 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: