Digital Strategist Contract Job Trends in England

Digital Strategist
UK > England

The median Digital Strategist daily rate in England is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 652 - 518
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract Digital Strategist jobs 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £225 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - £550
75th Percentile £275 - £575
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £250 - £550

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 43,361 27,298 28,678
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.73% 91.20% 93.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,500 17,544 17,528
10th Percentile £330 £281 £300
25th Percentile £425 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,995 1,618 1,076
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.08 £15.22
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.87 £21.19
Median hourly rate £41.13 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.52% -37.13% -11.11%
75th Percentile £68.75 £53.59 £66.00
90th Percentile £81.73 £70.16 £74.93
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -28.14% -21.35%

Digital Strategist Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Digital Strategist job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Digital Strategist job vacancy trend in England

Digital Strategist Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Strategist job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Strategist job vacancies in England

Digital Strategist Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Digital Strategist jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East - 2 £250 - 1
London - 1 - - 5
Digital Strategist
UK

Digital Strategist Skill Set Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Digital Strategist contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Digital Strategist job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Agile100.0%3
1Agile Project Management100.0%3
1Biotechnology100.0%3
1Business Case100.0%3
1Computer Science100.0%3
1Data Privacy100.0%3
1Decision-Making100.0%3
1Degree100.0%3
1Market Research100.0%3
1Objectives and Key Results100.0%3
1Project Management100.0%3
1Sprint Planning100.0%3
1Sprint Retrospective100.0%3
1Value Proposition100.0%3
15Problem-Solving66.7%2
16Business Development33.3%1
16Product Strategy33.3%1
16Validation33.3%1

Digital Strategist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.