Head of Digital Job Trends in Exeter

Head of Digital
Devon > Exeter

The median Head of Digital salary in Exeter is £60,343 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - 33
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.23% - 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,855 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,343 - £75,000
75th Percentile £61,831 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £60,343 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - +60.43%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 407 162 304
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.56% 94.19% 97.12%
Number of salaries quoted 316 129 238
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £36,000 £43,491
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -17.22% +2.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £45,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £57,750 £65,750
Devon median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% +5.88%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Head of Digital job vacancy trend in Exeter

Head of Digital
Salary Trend in Exeter

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Digital job vacancies in Exeter

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 12 October 2026, Head of Digital 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 permanent job ads across the Exeter region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001