Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering daily rate in the UK is £750 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 569 | 687 | 820 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +118 | +133 | -153 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 22 | 31 | 34 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.052% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.055% | 0.040% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 17 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £555 | £650 | £670 |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £750 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £800 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £888 | £875 | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,050 | £1,060 | £953 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £680 | £775 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -12.26% | +19.23% |
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 | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
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 4 May 2024.
Head of Engineering
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 Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 | +104 | 21 | £785 | +4.67% | 51 |
| London | +95 | 14 | £848 | +5.94% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | +66 | 7 | £700 | +2.94% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 6 | £650 | -18.75% | 27 |
| South East | - | 4 | £650 | - | 9 |
| North of England | +27 | 3 | £875 | +25.00% | 3 |
| North West | +20 | 3 | £875 | +25.00% | 3 |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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: