Head of Digital Jobs in Edinburgh

Head of Digital
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Head of Digital salary in Edinburgh is £54,855 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - 128
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.25% - 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% - 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,855 - -
Scotland median annual salary £54,855 - -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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.

Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 682 1,341 1,389
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.57% 95.04% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 316 803 873
10th Percentile £26,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,817 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,800 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -6.46% -1.22% +3.52%
75th Percentile £73,896 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £89,750 £87,419
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% -

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Digital in Edinburgh

Head of Digital
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Digital job vacancies in Edinburgh

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 29 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 Edinburgh region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft