Technology Director Contracts

Director of Technology
UK

The median Director of Technology daily rate in the UK is £900 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 568 707 837
Rank change year-on-year +139 +130 -165
Contract jobs requiring a Technology Director 14 5 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.032% 0.008% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.009% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 1 18
10th Percentile £673 - £550
25th Percentile £775 £825 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £850 £913
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -6.85% +21.67%
75th Percentile £1,000 £875 £1,150
90th Percentile £1,168 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £838 - £988

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 40,476 56,906 85,219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.58% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,420 39,710 59,771
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £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 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,641 1,614 2,118
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +1.41%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.92 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.63%

Technology Director
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Technology Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technology Director.

Daily rate trend for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technology Director over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Technology Director in the UK

Technology 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 Technology Director within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +132 13 £888 +4.41% 33
London +112 11 £925 +8.82% 22
Work from Home +127 5 £800 -5.88% 7
UK excluding London +56 2 £838 - 14
South West +16 1 £675 - 2
Wales - 1 £1,000 -
Scotland - 1 £1,000 - 2

Technology Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Technology 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 Technology Director in the job title.

1 7 (50.00%) Finance
1 7 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Contract Management
2 5 (35.71%) Legal
2 5 (35.71%) Degree
3 4 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
3 4 (28.57%) Trend Analysis
3 4 (28.57%) Contract Negotiation
3 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
4 3 (21.43%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (21.43%) Technology Strategy
4 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
4 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
4 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (21.43%) E-Discovery
4 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (21.43%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (21.43%) Law
4 3 (21.43%) Project Management
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
5 2 (14.29%) Logistics
5 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 2 (14.29%) Banking
5 2 (14.29%) Performance Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Performance Management
5 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 2 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree

Technology 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:

Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (7.14%) Photoshop
1 1 (7.14%) Sketch
General
1 7 (50.00%) Finance
1 7 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Legal
3 3 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (21.43%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (21.43%) Law
4 2 (14.29%) Banking
5 1 (7.14%) Local Government
5 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (7.14%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (7.14%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) Contract Management
2 4 (28.57%) Contract Negotiation
2 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
2 4 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
2 4 (28.57%) Trend Analysis
3 3 (21.43%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
3 3 (21.43%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (21.43%) E-Discovery
3 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) Project Management
3 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
3 3 (21.43%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 2 (14.29%) Logistics
4 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 2 (14.29%) Performance Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.14%) PMI Certification
3 1 (7.14%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) NIST
2 1 (7.14%) GRC
2 1 (7.14%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft