Head of AI Contract Job Trends in West London

Head of Artificial Intelligence
London > West London

The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate in West London is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of AI 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West London 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 - -
London median daily rate £1,019 £825 £688
% change year-on-year +23.48% +20.00% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 389 234 358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 91.41% 95.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 152 257
10th Percentile £231 £225 £210
25th Percentile £363 £325 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £418 £475
Median % change year-on-year +24.55% -12.11% -15.74%
75th Percentile £663 £504 £588
90th Percentile £750 £586 £650
London median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 24 31
10th Percentile £20.39 £20.24 £16.25
25th Percentile £25.43 £20.45 £18.13
Median hourly rate £28.55 £25.00 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +14.20% -17.11% -52.88%
75th Percentile £37.65 £33.64 £56.75
90th Percentile £40.00 £54.10 £65.00
London median hourly rate £39.00 £32.50 £27.81
% change year-on-year +20.00% +16.86% -25.52%

Head of AI
Contract Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of AI within the West London region over the 6 months to 4 July 2026. 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
Hounslow - 1 £630 - 2
Head of AI
London

Head of AI Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 4 July 2026, Head of AI 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 across the West London region featuring Head of AI in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) B2B Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Global Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Personalization
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Head of AI Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) B2B Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Global Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Personalization
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow