Head of Digital Contracts in England

Head of Digital
UK > England

The median Head of Digital daily rate in England is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 521 633 740
Rank change year-on-year +112 +107 -131
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital 20 12 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.055% 0.024% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.026% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 9 24
10th Percentile £384 £665 £569
25th Percentile £415 - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £750 £725
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +3.45% +4.69%
75th Percentile - £938 £778
90th Percentile £601 £985 £835
UK median daily rate £600 £750 £713
% change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% +2.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 33,898 46,550 67,598
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.63% 95.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,460 33,060 48,164
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,436 1,372 1,874
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.50 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.51
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.06 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.88% +91.54% +2.59%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.67% +88.21% +6.13%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Digital in England

Head of Digital
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 13 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
London +100 16 £600 -32.39% 10
East of England - 2 £338 -
South East +16 1 - - 4
East Midlands - 1 £550 -
Midlands - 1 £550 -
Head of Digital
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 England region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 13 (65.00%) Customer Experience
2 12 (60.00%) User Research
3 10 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
4 9 (45.00%) Accessibility
4 9 (45.00%) Matrix Management
4 9 (45.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 8 (40.00%) Service Design
5 8 (40.00%) govService
5 8 (40.00%) Digital Customer Experience
5 8 (40.00%) Decision-Making
6 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (30.00%) Local Government
7 5 (25.00%) Time Management
7 5 (25.00%) Analytics
7 5 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
8 4 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 4 (20.00%) Data Quality
8 4 (20.00%) Data Analytics
8 4 (20.00%) Mentoring
8 4 (20.00%) Data Protection
9 3 (15.00%) PRINCE2
9 3 (15.00%) CRM
9 3 (15.00%) Scrum
9 3 (15.00%) Agile
9 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (15.00%) Process Improvement
9 3 (15.00%) Intranet
9 3 (15.00%) Business Process Improvement
9 3 (15.00%) Public Sector

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 8 (40.00%) govService
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) Intranet
General
1 6 (30.00%) Local Government
2 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (10.00%) Digital Health
4 2 (10.00%) Digital Healthcare
4 2 (10.00%) Retail
5 1 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Legal
5 1 (5.00%) Marketing
5 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Learning Management System
1 2 (10.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (65.00%) Customer Experience
2 12 (60.00%) User Research
3 10 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
4 9 (45.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 9 (45.00%) Matrix Management
5 8 (40.00%) Decision-Making
5 8 (40.00%) Digital Customer Experience
5 8 (40.00%) Service Design
6 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (25.00%) Analytics
7 5 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (25.00%) Time Management
8 4 (20.00%) Data Analytics
8 4 (20.00%) Data Protection
8 4 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 4 (20.00%) Mentoring
9 3 (15.00%) Business Process Improvement
9 3 (15.00%) CRM
9 3 (15.00%) PRINCE2
9 3 (15.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (5.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (45.00%) Accessibility
2 4 (20.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) Cerner