Activity remained elevated in the second week of January, with volumes marginally lower than the prior week. Permanent roles continued to dominate, though interim hiring was more visible across private equity and carve-out activity. Agency involvement remained the primary channel, with direct recruitment concentrated in public sector, utilities, and corporate employers.
📊 Volume & Mix
54 roles total this week
Permanent: ~38
Interim: ~16
Channel: Agency roles accounted for approximately 75% of the total. Direct hires were visible across public sector bodies, housing associations, utilities, and corporate organisations.
Down slightly from 64 roles in the previous week.
💡 Key Trends This Week
Private equity-backed interim activity increased noticeably, with multiple CIO, CTO, and transformation director roles focused on carve-outs, cost-out programmes, and buy-side IT transitions. This represents a shift from the prior week's limited private equity presence.
Head of IT roles remained frequent, appearing across healthcare, veterinary, private sector, and non-profit contexts. Several were described as hands-on or SME-focused positions.
Programme Director and ERP delivery roles were more concentrated in interim capacity this week, with Workday, general ERP, and business carve-out programmes featuring across financial services and private equity sectors.
Public sector hiring continued but at a reduced scale compared to the prior week, with roles including CTO (DCMS), Head of Transformation Delivery (Glasgow), and Associate Director positions in data and social care programmes.
Infrastructure and operations leadership appeared across permanent and interim markets, including Head of Infrastructure roles in legal and retail, and IT service delivery positions in veterinary and facilities management sectors.
📅 Month-on-Month (rolling view)
January 2026 (w/c 06/01): 64 roles; permanent hiring dominant; IT Director and Head of IT most common titles; housing and charity sectors notably active.
January 2026 (w/c 13/01): 54 roles; interim activity up, particularly in private equity; programme and carve-out work more visible; public sector presence reduced.
Role
Type
Employment
Sector
Location
Link
Associate Director - Data and Information Governance
British Business Bank
Permanent
Public Sector
UK
Head of Product
United Utilities
Permanent
Utilities
Warrington
Head of Analytics
Gousto
Permanent
E-commerce
UK
Engineering Manager
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
London
Board Member - Technology
Railway Housing Association
Permanent
Housing Association
UK
IT Director
Agency
Permanent
Non-Profit
East Midlands
Interim Chief of Staff / Transformation Director
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
UK
People Cost Out Transformation Lead
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
UK
Buy-side IT Carve Out Lead
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
UK
CTO
Agency
Interim
Healthcare
UK
Programme Director
Agency
Interim
Financial Services
London
Head of Infrastructure
Law Business Research
Permanent
Legal
London
Interim Head of Infrastructure
Agency
Interim
Retail
London
Technology Director
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
London
Director of IT Operations
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
UK
ERP Programme Director
Agency
Interim
Private Sector
UK / Europe
Head of IT Engineering
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
West Yorkshire
Head of Projects
Agency
Permanent
Facilities Management
South West
Head of IT Service Delivery
CVS Group UK
Permanent
Veterinary
Diss
Director of Technology - Corporate Functions
Agency
Permanent
Financial Services
London
Strategy & Transformation Consultants
Agency
Interim
Wealth Management
UK
Head of Change
Agency
Permanent
Insurance
London
Head of Strategy & Transformation
Agency
Permanent
Private Equity
Australia
Head of IT
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
Derby
Head of Data & AI
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
UK
Workday ERP Programme Director
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
London
Programme Director
Agency
Interim
Financial Services
UK
Senior Programme Director
Agency
Interim
Private Sector
UK
Interim CIO / IT Director
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
UK
Head of IT
Millbrook Healthcare
Permanent
Healthcare
UK
Fractional CTO / Interim CTO Technology Advisor
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
UK
Director - Product Management
Tony Blair Institute
Permanent
Public Sector
UK
ERP Director
Uniphar
Permanent
Healthcare
Ireland
Head of Transformation Delivery
Agency
Interim
Public Sector
Glasgow
Programme Director - Office Relocation
Agency
Interim
Public Sector
London
Head of Innovation
Barnsley Council
Permanent
Public Sector
Barnsley
Director of Digital Systems
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
Remote
CIO
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
UK
Head of Programmes & Project Delivery
Midland Heart
Permanent
Housing Association
Birmingham
Interim Programme Director - Business Carve-Out
Agency
Interim
Private Sector
UK
Interim Technology Transformation Lead
Agency
Interim
Private Equity
Europe
Head of Data
Agency
Permanent
Financial Services
UK
Group IT Director
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
London
IT Director
Dogs Trust
Permanent
Charity
London
Associate Director - Social Care Data & Digital Programmes
Agency
Permanent
Public Sector
London
Interim Chief Information Security Officer
Agency
Interim
Defence
England
Chief Technology Officer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Permanent
Public Sector
England
IT Director
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
Remote
Head of IT Architecture
Skanska
Permanent
Construction
Watford
CTO
Agency
Permanent
FinTech
Remote
Head of IT
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
Ipswich
Head of Business Systems
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
London
Head of Software
Agency
Permanent
Private Sector
London
Head of Technology Delivery
Royal Ballet & Opera
Permanent
Arts
UK