Head of Digital Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Head of Digital
North West > Lancashire

As of 14 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Digital daily rate in Lancashire.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 0.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £70.29 - -
25th Percentile £70.48 - -
Median hourly rate £70.81 - -
75th Percentile £71.13 - -
90th Percentile £71.32 - -
North West median hourly rate £70.81 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 195 139 208
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 96.53% 93.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 59 117
10th Percentile £152 £257 £360
25th Percentile £320 £331 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -13.04% +10.58%
75th Percentile £583 £550 £709
90th Percentile £655 £605 £720
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 26 54
10th Percentile £41.94 £16.58 £20.58
25th Percentile - £23.93 £39.82
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +15.39%
75th Percentile £70.81 £46.18 £50.00
90th Percentile £75.79 £61.71 £60.13
North West median hourly rate £31.75 £27.31 £35.00
% change year-on-year +16.25% -21.96% +64.51%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Digital' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Head of Digital job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Head of Digital
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of Digital job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of Digital job vacancies in Lancashire

Head of Digital
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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
Preston - 1 - -
Head of Digital
North West

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Head of Digital contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Lancashire region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Human-Centred Design
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Product Management
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow