Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering daily rate in the UK is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 572 | 662 | 828 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +166 | -126 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 22 | 35 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.050% | 0.063% | 0.042% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.054% | 0.067% | 0.045% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 20 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £555 | £659 | £663 |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £706 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £800 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +3.23% | +5.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £888 | £875 | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,000 | £968 | £913 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £680 | £713 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -4.56% | +1.79% |
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 | 40,533 | 52,506 | 83,140 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.89% | 94.52% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,086 | 36,648 | 58,637 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,938 | 1,481 | 1,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.18 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.71 | £65.75 | £49.92 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £76.50 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +110.00% | +7.82% |
Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering.
Head of Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Engineering over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Head of 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 Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 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 |
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| England | +94 | 22 | £750 | -3.23% | 65 |
| London | +75 | 14 | £823 | +2.81% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 8 | £650 | -4.41% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +82 | 4 | £750 | -6.25% | 28 |
| North of England | +31 | 4 | £875 | +25.00% | 6 |
| North West | +16 | 4 | £875 | +25.00% | 2 |
| South East | - | 4 | £650 | - | 11 |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Head of 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 Engineering in the job title.
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Head of 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: