Head of Artificial Intelligence
UK > Work from Home
The median Head of Artificial Intelligence daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 22 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
334 |
305 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-29 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Head of AI |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.009% |
0.019% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.009% |
0.021% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£690 |
£813 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£825 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.15% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£710 |
£838 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£900 |
£825 |
£688 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+20.00% |
- |
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 |
10,904 |
9,638 |
14,995 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.30% |
93.71% |
93.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
7,034 |
6,535 |
10,040 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£415 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-2.91% |
| 75th Percentile |
£619 |
£638 |
£628 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£750 |
£738 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£520 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
-0.95% |
-4.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
483 |
207 |
530 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.00 |
£14.20 |
£14.13 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.19 |
£21.25 |
£20.77 |
| Median hourly rate |
£57.50 |
£39.04 |
£45.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+47.28% |
-13.65% |
-19.81% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.50 |
£65.50 |
£63.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82.25 |
£77.50 |
£75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£36.00 |
£32.91 |
£32.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.41% |
+1.25% |
-23.53% |