Digital Executive Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Digital Executive
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Digital Executive daily rate in Southampton is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 22 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Executive 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.60% 0.71% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.72% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £256 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £300 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £269 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £263 £294 -
% change year-on-year -10.64% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 142 138 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.52% 98.57% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 91 104
10th Percentile £163 £208 £215
25th Percentile £351 £319 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £521
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -23.22% +2.66%
75th Percentile £550 £572 £623
90th Percentile £650 £638 £673
Hampshire median daily rate £535 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.73% +2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 0 12
10th Percentile £22.50 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £16.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.72%
75th Percentile £72.25 - £33.94
90th Percentile £74.87 - £39.45
Hampshire median hourly rate £23.89 £35.00 £50.71
% change year-on-year -31.74% -30.98% +15.30%

Digital Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Digital Executive job vacancy trend in Southampton

Digital Executive Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Digital Executive 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 Southampton region featuring Digital Executive in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Content Curation
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Development Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Digital Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 (100.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Curation
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Development Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe