Head of Digital Marketing Contract Job Trends

Head of Digital Marketing
UK

The median Head of Digital Marketing daily rate in the UK is £702, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 590 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital Marketing 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £701 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £702 - -
75th Percentile £702 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 33,881 31,202 40,836
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.12% 92.74% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,411 19,178 27,381
10th Percentile £294 £300 £285
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,992 975 1,571
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.50 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £26.00 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -27.78% +46.96%
75th Percentile £58.38 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £73.68 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.55
% change year-on-year -22.62% -28.64% +82.18%

Head of Digital Marketing
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Digital Marketing job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Digital Marketing
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Digital Marketing job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Digital Marketing job vacancies in the UK

Head of Digital Marketing
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Digital Marketing within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
London - 1 £702 - 1
England - 1 £702 - 1
Work from Home - 1 £702 - 1

Head of Digital Marketing Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Head of Digital Marketing 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 featuring Head of Digital Marketing in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Global Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Digital Marketing Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Global Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO