Head of Infrastructure Contract Job Trends

Head of Infrastructure
UK

As of 14 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Infrastructure daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 576 562 598
Rank change year-on-year -14 +36 +192
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Infrastructure 5 2 14
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.006% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.006% 0.034%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £543
25th Percentile - - £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.64%
75th Percentile - - £750
90th Percentile - - £975
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £600
% change year-on-year - - -15.79%

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 33,137 32,079 41,606
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 92.76% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,987 19,722 27,981
10th Percentile £290 £300 £292
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £723 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,959 1,044 1,467
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.48 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.98 £21.05 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.46 £73.28 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Head of Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Infrastructure job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Infrastructure
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Head of Infrastructure
Top 4 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 Infrastructure within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 -33 5 - - 10
UK excluding London -42 5 - - 7
Midlands - 5 - -
West Midlands - 5 - -

Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Head of Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 5 (100.00%) Facilities Management
2 3 (60.00%) EDI

Head of Infrastructure 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 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (60.00%) EDI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 5 (100.00%) Facilities Management