Head of Software Engineering
UK
The median Head of Software Engineering daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 547 | 573 | 676 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +103 | +182 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.002% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.002% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £556 | - | £775 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | £800 |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | - | £825 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | - | - |
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 | 29,261 | 40,308 | 53,403 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 92.99% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,659 | 25,937 | 37,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,318 | 2,814 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £63.31 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +96.47% |
Head of Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Software Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Software Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Software Engineering.
Head of Software 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 Software Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +55 | 3 | £600 | - | 41 |
| UK excluding London | +43 | 2 | £600 | - | 30 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 2 | £650 | - | 18 |
| North of England | +5 | 1 | £650 | - | 13 |
| North West | +4 | 1 | £650 | - | 7 |
| South West | - | 1 | £550 | - | 3 |
| London | - | 1 | - | - | 17 |
Head of Software Engineering Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Head of Software 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 Software Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Software 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:
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