Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering daily rate in the UK is £688, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 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 8 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 572 | 654 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +82 | +187 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 20 | 24 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.062% | 0.056% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.068% | 0.060% | 0.074% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £553 | £570 | £646 |
| 25th Percentile | £598 | £650 | £703 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £688 | £820 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.16% | +2.50% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £747 | £888 | £988 |
| 90th Percentile | £863 | £963 | £1,188 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £650 | £680 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.41% | -6.21% |
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 | 29,425 | 40,103 | 54,114 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.95% | 92.99% | 94.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,757 | 25,815 | 37,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.03% |
| 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% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,334 | 2,768 | 1,584 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.62 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.07% | +96.06% |
Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering.
Head of Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Engineering over the 6 months to 8 July 2025.
Head of Engineering
Top 9 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 Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 8 July 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 |
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| England | +45 | 18 | £650 | -20.73% | 64 |
| London | +25 | 11 | £769 | -8.21% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 8 | £650 | - | 44 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 8 | £738 | -1.67% | 37 |
| North of England | +6 | 4 | £700 | -20.00% | 15 |
| North West | +3 | 3 | £650 | -25.71% | 6 |
| South West | - | 3 | £550 | - | 11 |
| North East | - | 1 | £750 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 July 2025, Head of Engineering 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 Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Engineering 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: