Hybrid/Remote Head of AI Contract Job Trends

Head of Artificial Intelligence
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £1,100, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
8 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 316 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of AI 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% 0.041% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.044% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £1,050 £675 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,100 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% - -
75th Percentile £1,150 £725 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £1,100 £750 £950
% change year-on-year +46.67% -21.05% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

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 9,499 11,342 17,619
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.73% 93.16% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,225 7,117 12,347
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £645
90th Percentile £725 £738 £740
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 330 198 385
10th Percentile £14.83 £19.21 £17.06
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.93 £25.00
Median hourly rate £41.68 £40.58 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.72% -18.85% -0.99%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £72.88 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -31.10% -17.98% +53.98%

Head of AI
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of AI' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Head of AI job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Head of AI
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Head of AI job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Head of AI job vacancies

Head of AI Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Head of AI contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Head of AI in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) A/B Testing
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Applied Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision Tree
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) Random Forest
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics

Head of AI Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) A/B Testing
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Applied Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision Tree
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Exploratory Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Random Forest
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
17 hybrid/remote Head of AI jobs