Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 547 | 654 | 793 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +139 | -148 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of IT | 32 | 46 | 67 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.073% | 0.077% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.079% | 0.081% | 0.079% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 40 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £423 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £475 | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £550 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -18.52% | +1.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £772 | £830 |
| 90th Percentile | £890 | £858 | £943 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £800 | £550 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -26.67% | +30.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £32.88 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.08 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £37.27 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -39.13% |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Head of IT
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Top 11 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 IT within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 | +99 | 30 | £625 | +13.64% | 34 |
| London | +118 | 17 | £613 | +2.08% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 15 | £800 | +45.45% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 12 | £625 | -10.71% | 10 |
| South East | +26 | 4 | £650 | +27.45% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 3 | £850 | +4.62% | 2 |
| Midlands | +27 | 3 | £850 | +19.30% | 3 |
| North West | +14 | 3 | £600 | +9.09% | 3 |
| North of England | +8 | 3 | £600 | +9.09% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Scotland | +34 | 2 | - | - |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Head of IT 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 IT in the job title.
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Head of IT 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: