Head of DevOps Contracts

Head of Development Operations
UK

As of 9 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Development Operations daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 516 587 699
Rank change year-on-year +71 +112 +139
Contract jobs requiring a Head of DevOps 1 3 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.007% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.008% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 5
10th Percentile - £840 £710
25th Percentile - £863 £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £900 £750
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% -3.23%
75th Percentile - £919 £825
90th Percentile - £930 £900
UK excluding London median daily 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 26,982 39,941 54,901
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 92.76% 94.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,601 26,001 38,348
10th Percentile £300 £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 1,049 2,673 1,536
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £28.60 £36.65 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.96% -18.56% +88.21%
75th Percentile £62.50 £61.30 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.90 £76.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £40.00 £42.43
% change year-on-year -31.25% -5.73% +115.78%

Head of DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of DevOps in the UK

Head of DevOps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Head of DevOps in the UK

Head of DevOps
Top 2 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 DevOps within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 +64 1 - - 1
London +62 1 - - 1

Head of DevOps Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Head of DevOps 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 DevOps in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction

Head of DevOps 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps