Director of IT
UK
The median Director of IT daily rate in the UK is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 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 15 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 537 | 578 | 664 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +86 | +191 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Director | 21 | 8 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.065% | 0.019% | 0.042% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.020% | 0.045% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £686 | £638 | £733 |
| 25th Percentile | £729 | £703 | £814 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £775 | £900 | £900 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.89% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £866 | £950 | £1,075 |
| 90th Percentile | £958 | £1,050 | £1,100 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £800 | £900 | £950 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -5.26% | +10.14% |
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 | 29,839 | 39,768 | 53,460 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.80% | 93.03% | 94.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,985 | 25,591 | 37,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,399 | 2,720 | 1,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.39 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.88% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.13 | £63.41 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.78 | £77.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +6.67% | +78.57% |
IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Director
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Director.
IT Director
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Director over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.
IT Director
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 IT Director within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 | +46 | 20 | £775 | -13.89% | 32 |
| London | +37 | 11 | £725 | +7.41% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 8 | £800 | -11.11% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 4 | £738 | +9.26% | 10 |
| South West | +41 | 4 | £950 | +5.56% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 4 | £775 | -13.89% | 4 |
| Midlands | +6 | 4 | £775 | -26.19% | 4 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, IT Director 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 IT Director in the job title.
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IT Director 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: