Head of Strategy Contracts

Head of Strategy
UK

The median Head of Strategy daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 580 694 839
Rank change year-on-year +114 +145 -111
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 4 3 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.005% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.006% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 7
10th Percentile £493 £860 £608
25th Percentile £513 £875 £681
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £1,000 £1,149
Median % change year-on-year -42.50% -12.97% -
75th Percentile £713 £1,100 £1,224
90th Percentile £915 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £950 -
% change year-on-year -42.11% - -

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 40,557 52,491 83,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.51% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,070 36,644 58,616
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +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 2,936 1,486 1,938
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.42 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.81 £65.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +7.82%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Strategy in the UK

Head of Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Strategy.

Daily rate trend for Head of Strategy in the UK

Head of Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Strategy over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Strategy in the UK

Head of Strategy
Top 5 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 Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
England +87 4 £575 -42.50% 2
London +84 3 £600 -40.00% 1
UK excluding London +28 1 £550 -42.11% 3
West Midlands +18 1 £550 -45.00%
Midlands +17 1 £550 -45.00%

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Head of Strategy 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 Strategy in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Culture Change
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Graphic Design
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics

Head of Strategy 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Analytics
1 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (25.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Digital Customer Experience
1 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management