Head of Digital Contracts in the UK excluding London

Head of Digital
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Digital daily rate in the UK excluding London is £338 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 390 439 491
Rank change year-on-year +49 +52 -70
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital 4 10 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.020% 0.043% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.046% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 17
10th Percentile - £572 £564
25th Percentile - £603 £564
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £750 £625
Median % change year-on-year -54.93% +20.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £444 - £763
90th Percentile £508 £905 £768
UK median daily rate £600 £750 £725
% change year-on-year -20.00% +3.45% +4.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 18,765 21,693 29,110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 94.29% 95.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,441 15,152 20,402
10th Percentile £213 £225 £204
25th Percentile £363 £393 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £525
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,259 1,107 1,452
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.75 £18.08 £14.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.58 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -18.72% +87.50% +6.67%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of Digital in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in the UK excluding London

Head of Digital
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Digital in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Head of Digital in the UK excluding London

Head of Digital
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Digital in the UK excluding London

Head of Digital
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Digital within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 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
East of England - 2 £338 -
South East +12 1 - - 4
East Midlands - 1 £550 -
Midlands - 1 £550 -
Head of Digital
UK

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Head of Digital 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Cerner
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
1 2 (50.00%) Learning Management System
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Health
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Healthcare
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Development Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Cost Management
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Web Development

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Health
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Healthcare
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Learning Management System
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (25.00%) Development Roadmap
1 1 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (25.00%) Web Development
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Cerner