Digital Strategy Job Trends in Southampton

Digital Strategy
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Digital Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 60 51
Rank change year-on-year +15 -9 +25
Permanent jobs citing Digital Strategy 4 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.71% 0.83% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.90% 1.02% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 1
10th Percentile £50,239 - -
25th Percentile £63,722 £57,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,213 £60,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.35% +42.86% -23.64%
75th Percentile £110,625 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £147,750 £65,500 -
Hampshire median annual salary £37,500 £60,000 £68,500
% change year-on-year -37.50% -12.41% +19.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton

Digital Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 446 492 319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 79.64% 81.46% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 320 357 255
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,250 £77,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Digital Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Digital Strategy job vacancy trend in Southampton

Digital Strategy
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Digital Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Digital Strategy

Digital Strategy
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Strategy in Southampton over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Digital Strategy in Southampton

Digital Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Digital Product Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Head of AI
1 1 (25.00%) Head of Digital
1 1 (25.00%) Head of Digital Innovation
1 1 (25.00%) Head of IT
1 1 (25.00%) Product Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Technology Director
1 1 (25.00%) Transformation Director
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (25.00%) Learning Management System
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Innovation
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
3 1 (25.00%) Single Customer View
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CCNA
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft