Head of Technology
UK
The median Head of Technology daily rate in the UK is £800 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 678 | 803 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +125 | -102 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of Technology | 6 | 17 | 38 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.030% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.032% | 0.045% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £780 | £646 | £603 |
| 25th Percentile | £788 | £731 | £659 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | £875 | £786 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | +11.29% | +15.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £988 | £975 | £950 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,085 | £1,225 | £953 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £875 | £900 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | +33.33% |
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 | 39,824 | 53,123 | 83,534 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.61% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,845 | 37,082 | 58,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,796 | 1,480 | 1,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.28 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +5.26% |
Head of Technology
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Technology in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Technology.
Head of Technology
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Technology over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Head of Technology
Top 3 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 Technology within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 | +89 | 6 | £800 | -8.57% | 27 |
| London | +81 | 5 | £950 | +11.76% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 4 | £800 | -4.48% | 8 |
Head of Technology Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Head of Technology 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 Technology in the job title.
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Head of Technology 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: