Head of Digital Contracts in West Sussex

Head of Digital
South East > West Sussex

The median Head of Digital daily rate in West Sussex is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Digital 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 2.05% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £320 - -
25th Percentile £336 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £431 - -
90th Percentile £458 - -
South East median daily rate £375 - £875
% change year-on-year - - +12.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 131 251 266
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.73% 96.17% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 188 210
10th Percentile £244 £258 £181
25th Percentile £350 £400 £264
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £450 £469
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.00% -1.32%
75th Percentile £537 £515 £588
90th Percentile £629 £588 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 7
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.69 £17.60
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £21.50 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% -2.98% +24.85%
75th Percentile £36.25 £22.75 £22.64
90th Percentile £81.15 £28.53 £24.55
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in West Sussex

Head of Digital
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Daily rate trend for Head of Digital in West Sussex

Head of Digital
Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital in West Sussex over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Digital in West Sussex

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 West Sussex region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) NHS
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) Network Security
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design