Head of Digital Jobs in England

Head of Digital
UK > England

The median Head of Digital salary in England is £64,313 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 865 1008
Rank change year-on-year +56 +143 -246
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 28 82 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.033% 0.088% 0.084%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.096% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 15 62 53
10th Percentile £54,400 £60,000 £60,498
25th Percentile £60,892 £65,000 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,313 £80,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.61% -5.88% -2.86%
75th Percentile £68,750 £117,813 £110,000
90th Percentile £136,500 £140,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £64,657 £80,000 £83,750
% change year-on-year -19.18% -4.48% -1.47%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 80,250 85,781 125,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,143 54,189 75,436
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Digital in England.

Salary trend for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Digital within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +89 17 £63,034 -30.92% 8
Midlands +7 6 - -
East Midlands -11 6 - -
North of England +35 4 £135,000 +107.69% 2
North East - 3 £135,000 -
Yorkshire +85 1 - - 1
East of England +27 1 £64,313 -43.46%
Head of Digital
UK

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Head of Digital 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 12 (42.86%) Line Management
2 9 (32.14%) Agile
3 8 (28.57%) Digital Strategy
3 8 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 7 (25.00%) Project Management
4 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (17.86%) SC Cleared
6 5 (17.86%) Security Cleared
6 5 (17.86%) User Experience
6 5 (17.86%) People Management
6 5 (17.86%) Matrix Organization
6 5 (17.86%) Marketing
6 5 (17.86%) Matrix Management
6 5 (17.86%) Finance
6 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
7 4 (14.29%) Project Delivery
7 4 (14.29%) Product Strategy
7 4 (14.29%) Decision-Making
7 4 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
7 4 (14.29%) Storytelling
7 4 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (10.71%) Marketing Strategy
8 3 (10.71%) Mentoring
8 3 (10.71%) Degree
8 3 (10.71%) Computer Science
8 3 (10.71%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (10.71%) Prototyping

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (7.14%) CMS
2 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) GIS
General
1 5 (17.86%) Finance
1 5 (17.86%) Marketing
1 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Banking
5 1 (3.57%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (3.57%) Blockchain
1 1 (3.57%) iPad
1 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.57%) Onboarding
1 1 (3.57%) Online Banking
1 1 (3.57%) Public Cloud
1 1 (3.57%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (42.86%) Line Management
2 9 (32.14%) Agile
3 8 (28.57%) Digital Strategy
3 8 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 7 (25.00%) Project Management
4 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (17.86%) Matrix Management
6 5 (17.86%) Matrix Organization
6 5 (17.86%) People Management
6 5 (17.86%) User Experience
7 4 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (14.29%) Decision-Making
7 4 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
7 4 (14.29%) Product Strategy
7 4 (14.29%) Project Delivery
7 4 (14.29%) Storytelling
8 3 (10.71%) Prototyping
8 3 (10.71%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (17.86%) SC Cleared
1 5 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 3 (10.71%) Degree
3 2 (7.14%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.57%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.57%) MBA
4 1 (3.57%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.57%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) PMO
1 2 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) Salesforce