Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 21 May 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 21 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 542 | 652 | 801 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +149 | -114 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of IT | 29 | 44 | 62 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.068% | 0.078% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.074% | 0.082% | 0.074% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 38 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £475 | £450 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £500 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £588 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.38% | -18.97% | +9.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £828 | £838 |
| 90th Percentile | £890 | £850 | £948 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £800 | £550 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -26.67% | +27.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £32.88 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.08 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £37.27 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -39.13% |
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 | 39,413 | 53,669 | 84,232 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.81% | 94.62% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,677 | 37,466 | 59,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 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% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,499 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.
Head of IT
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Top 11 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 IT within the UK over the 6 months to 21 May 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 | +82 | 27 | £625 | +8.70% | 40 |
| London | +105 | 17 | £613 | -18.33% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 12 | £800 | +45.45% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 10 | £625 | -16.67% | 11 |
| South East | +20 | 4 | £650 | +13.04% | 6 |
| East of England | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +41 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +21 | 2 | £850 | +21.43% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 2 | £850 | +17.24% | 5 |
| North West | +17 | 1 | £688 | +5.77% | 6 |
| North of England | +5 | 1 | £688 | +25.00% | 10 |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2024, Head of IT 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 IT in the job title.
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Head of IT 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: