Head of Information Contract Job Trends

Head of Information
UK

The median Head of Information daily rate in the UK is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 576 533 601
Rank change year-on-year -43 +68 +204
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Information 6 10 7
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.017% 0.028% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.030% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 3
10th Percentile £678 £595 £515
25th Percentile £756 £625 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £675 £550
Median % change year-on-year +18.52% +22.73% -36.05%
75th Percentile £834 £906 £813
90th Percentile £894 £1,000 £955
UK excluding London median daily rate £800 £850 £538
% change year-on-year -5.88% +58.14% -34.45%

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 32,988 33,120 42,501
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.74% 93.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,924 20,243 28,641
10th Percentile £285 £300 £294
25th Percentile £403 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £645
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,924 1,136 1,517
10th Percentile £14.22 £15.36 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.63% -21.02% +40.98%
75th Percentile £56.81 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.75 £73.66 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.97% +78.00%

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Information' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Head of Information job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Information
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the UK

Head of Information
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Information over the 6 months to 11 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Information in the UK

Head of Information
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the UK

Head of Information
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the UK over the 6 months to 11 December 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 -41 6 £800 +18.52% 6
London -8 3 £800 +23.08% 2
UK excluding London -39 3 £800 -5.88% 5
South West - 2 £813 -
North of England -41 1 £750 -
Yorkshire - 1 £750 -

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 December 2025, Head of Information contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (50.00%) CISA
2 3 (50.00%) CISM
2 3 (50.00%) CISSP
2 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) COBIT
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) GDPR
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) NIST
3 2 (33.33%) Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 2 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (16.67%) Backlog Management
4 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
4 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
4 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) GIAC
4 1 (16.67%) GSEC
4 1 (16.67%) Information Governance

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
1 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Legal
2 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Publishing
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) Security Management
3 2 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 2 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
4 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
4 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Information Governance
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Records Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CISA
1 3 (50.00%) CISM
1 3 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (16.67%) GIAC
2 1 (16.67%) GSEC
2 1 (16.67%) ISACA
2 1 (16.67%) SANS
2 1 (16.67%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (33.33%) COBIT
2 2 (33.33%) GDPR
2 2 (33.33%) NIST