Head of Digital Jobs in Bristol

Head of Digital
South West > Bristol

The median Head of Digital salary in Bristol is £79,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 August 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 135 -
Rank change year-on-year +52 - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.090% 0.037% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.038% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,000 £59,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.90% - -
75th Percentile £81,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £60,000 £67,000 £46,750
% change year-on-year -10.45% +43.32% -33.33%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,024 2,617 1,982
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 96.89% 94.34%
Number of salaries quoted 770 1,798 1,371
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,025 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £54,590
% change year-on-year -10.00% -8.41% +9.18%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in Bristol

Head of Digital
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Head of Digital job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Digital job vacancies in Bristol

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, Head of Digital 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes