Head of Delivery Contracts

Head of Delivery
UK

The median Head of Delivery daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 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
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 534 571 666
Rank change year-on-year +37 +95 +153
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Delivery 4 6 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.014% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.015% 0.044%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 16
10th Percentile £375 £183 £581
25th Percentile £394 £368 £719
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £700 £750
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £581 £788 £878
90th Percentile £645 £825 £975
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 - £750
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £35.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

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 27,724 40,402 52,424
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 92.96% 94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,773 25,924 36,491
10th Percentile £288 £281 £313
25th Percentile £402 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.80%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,210 2,937 1,505
10th Percentile £13.78 £12.84 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.44 £16.37 £19.06
Median hourly rate £27.36 £37.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.03% -12.79% +72.00%
75th Percentile £57.44 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.88 £74.00 £76.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% - +100.00%

Head of Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Delivery in the UK

Head of Delivery
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Delivery.

Daily rate trend for Head of Delivery in the UK

Head of Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Delivery over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Delivery in the UK

Head of Delivery
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Head of Delivery.

Hourly rate trend for Head of Delivery in the UK

Head of Delivery
Top 4 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 Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 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 +57 4 £450 -35.71% 46
UK excluding London - 3 £450 - 35
South East - 3 £450 - 10
London +49 1 - - 10

Head of Delivery Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Head of Delivery 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 Delivery in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) NHS
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Smart Meter
3 1 (25.00%) Product Management
3 1 (25.00%) Product Vision
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management

Head of Delivery 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (25.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Product Management
3 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Product Vision
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management