Head of Digital Contracts in London

Head of Digital
England > London

The median Head of Digital daily rate in London is £988, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 366 384 465
Rank change year-on-year +18 +81 +130
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital 6 7 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.044% 0.043% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% 0.046% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 3
10th Percentile £608 £441 £820
25th Percentile £758 £479 £831
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £988 £600 £900
Median % change year-on-year +64.58% -33.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £1,175 £601 £963
90th Percentile £1,225 - £970
England median daily rate £740 £516 £750
% change year-on-year +43.34% -31.17% +3.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 12,578 15,245 22,363
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 94.05% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,479 10,726 16,384
10th Percentile £325 £350 £358
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 203 237
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.30 £18.37
25th Percentile £22.98 £22.00 £22.90
Median hourly rate £29.54 £34.25 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.77% -9.87% +13.43%
75th Percentile £50.13 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.75 £82.35
England median hourly rate £25.32 £45.00 £41.90
% change year-on-year -43.73% +7.40% +63.16%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in London

Head of Digital
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Digital in London

Head of Digital
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in London over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Digital in London

Head of Digital
Contract Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 14 August 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
Central London - 3 £1,150 - 6
Head of Digital
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, 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 London region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
2 2 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
2 2 (33.33%) Sprint Review
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Enablement
3 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
3 1 (16.67%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Security
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Supplier Management
3 1 (16.67%) Matrix Management
3 1 (16.67%) Product Management
3 1 (16.67%) SaaS
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (16.67%) Power BI

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
1 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Enablement
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
2 2 (33.33%) Sprint Retrospective
2 2 (33.33%) Sprint Review
3 1 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR