Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/london/ Title: Chief of Staff hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Chief of Staff pay in London: median wage £66 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £140. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 5, 2026** # Chief of Staff hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Chief of Staff in London is **£65.81 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£140 an hour** on Deftridge, +47% against the United Kingdom rate. **£140/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£65.81/hr** median wage **£45-91** middle half of wages **£3,030** a month at 5 hours a week ## Chief of Staff wage percentiles in London Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £33.25 | £720 | £69,200 | | 25th | £44.55 | £970 | £92,700 | | Median | £65.81 | £1,430 | £136,900 | | 75th | £91.35 | £1,980 | £190,000 | | 90th | £123.91 | £2,690 | £257,700 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for a Chief of Staff, from the same sources as the table above. - **+49%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £44.24 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Chief of Staff in London by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Manager | £115 | £2,490 | | Director | £140 | £3,030 | - Regular role **£140** - One-off task **£155** - Task bundle **£145** ## Chief of Staff pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Chief of Staff, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £65.81 | £140 | | South East | £42.41 | £90 | | Scotland | £42.36 | £90 | | East of England | £41.48 | £85 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Chief of Staff rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/) · [Chief of Staff jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/chief-of-staff/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)