Head of Artificial Intelligence
UK > Work from Home
The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
328 |
304 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-24 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of AI |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.009% |
0.047% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.010% |
0.051% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£690 |
£675 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£700 |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£710 |
£725 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£900 |
£750 |
£825 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
-9.09% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
10,455 |
9,843 |
15,388 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.44% |
93.37% |
93.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,735 |
6,489 |
10,349 |
| 10th Percentile |
£340 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-3.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£613 |
£638 |
£630 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£750 |
£725 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
450 |
192 |
523 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.00 |
£17.56 |
£14.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.50 |
£25.19 |
£20.77 |
| Median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£40.00 |
£47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+43.75% |
-15.79% |
-15.75% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.19 |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80.41 |
£75.00 |
£75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£33.50 |
£34.06 |
£34.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.63% |
-0.57% |
-14.38% |