Digital Transformation
UK

The median Digital Transformation salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 823 924 1049
Rank change year-on-year +101 +125 -276
Permanent jobs requiring a Digital Transformation 81 69 180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.082% 0.066% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.073% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 61 54 140
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,468 £42,220
25th Percentile £40,058 £55,188 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £76,000 £97,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £120,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,867 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.21% +8.33% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Digital Transformation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Transformation in the UK

Digital Transformation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Digital Transformation.

Salary trend for Digital Transformation in the UK

Digital Transformation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Transformation over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Digital Transformation in the UK

Digital Transformation
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Transformation within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +99 77 £55,000 -26.67% 19
UK excluding London +35 42 £51,867 -20.21% 11
London +119 38 £58,000 -35.56% 8
Work from Home +90 30 £48,734 -40.02% 4
South East +16 12 £70,000 +16.67% 1
Midlands +18 11 £36,000 -42.40% 6
North of England - 10 £95,000 - 2
West Midlands +21 9 £43,560 -32.98% 2
Yorkshire - 7 £95,000 -
East of England +12 4 £89,500 +8.48% 1
Scotland - 3 £45,543 -
East Midlands -5 2 £36,000 -12.73% 4
South West -23 2 £42,214 -30.51%
North East - 2 £91,867 -
North West - 1 £48,734 - 2

Digital Transformation Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Digital Transformation 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 featuring Digital Transformation in the job title.

1 39 (48.15%) Degree
2 38 (46.91%) Social Skills
3 37 (45.68%) Project Management
4 36 (44.44%) Finance
4 36 (44.44%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 33 (40.74%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
7 26 (32.10%) Line Management
8 25 (30.86%) Management Information System
9 24 (29.63%) Agile
10 22 (27.16%) Data Analysis
11 21 (25.93%) PRINCE2
11 21 (25.93%) Business Intelligence
11 21 (25.93%) Power BI
11 21 (25.93%) Power Platform
12 20 (24.69%) Retail
13 19 (23.46%) Back Office
13 19 (23.46%) Service Management
14 18 (22.22%) PMI Certification
15 17 (20.99%) Microsoft Excel
15 17 (20.99%) SQL
15 17 (20.99%) GIS
15 17 (20.99%) Change Management
15 17 (20.99%) Google
15 17 (20.99%) Google Sheets
16 15 (18.52%) Microsoft
16 15 (18.52%) Azure
17 14 (17.28%) Computer Science
18 13 (16.05%) SharePoint
19 12 (14.81%) Artificial Intelligence

Digital Transformation Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (16.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (20.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (4.94%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 21 (25.93%) Power Platform
2 17 (20.99%) Google Sheets
3 15 (18.52%) Azure
4 6 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
4 6 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (4.94%) AWS
5 4 (4.94%) OneDrive
5 4 (4.94%) Power Automate
5 4 (4.94%) PowerApps
6 2 (2.47%) SaaS
7 1 (1.23%) iPaaS
7 1 (1.23%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (25.93%) Power BI
2 17 (20.99%) GIS
3 7 (8.64%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (1.23%) Big Data
General
1 38 (46.91%) Social Skills
2 36 (44.44%) Finance
3 33 (40.74%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (24.69%) Retail
5 19 (23.46%) Back Office
6 9 (11.11%) Manufacturing
7 6 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (7.41%) Public Sector
8 3 (3.70%) Aerospace
8 3 (3.70%) Aviation
8 3 (3.70%) Military
9 2 (2.47%) Fire and Rescue
9 2 (2.47%) Police
10 1 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Marketing
10 1 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.23%) Private Banking
10 1 (1.23%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.23%) Laravel
1 1 (1.23%) Next.js
1 1 (1.23%) React
1 1 (1.23%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 25 (30.86%) Management Information System
2 9 (11.11%) IoT
3 8 (9.88%) PMI
4 4 (4.94%) Augmented Reality
4 4 (4.94%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 4 (4.94%) Industry 4.0
4 4 (4.94%) NHS
4 4 (4.94%) SCADA
4 4 (4.94%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (4.94%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.23%) Life Science
5 1 (1.23%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.23%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.23%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (45.68%) Project Management
2 36 (44.44%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 30 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (32.10%) Line Management
5 24 (29.63%) Agile
6 22 (27.16%) Data Analysis
7 21 (25.93%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (25.93%) PRINCE2
8 19 (23.46%) Service Management
9 17 (20.99%) Change Management
10 14 (17.28%) Computer Science
11 12 (14.81%) Artificial Intelligence
12 10 (12.35%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (11.11%) Analytics
13 9 (11.11%) Data Analytics
14 8 (9.88%) Culture Change
14 8 (9.88%) Machine Learning
14 8 (9.88%) Roadmaps
14 8 (9.88%) Waterfall
15 7 (8.64%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 17 (20.99%) SQL
2 3 (3.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 39 (48.15%) Degree
2 18 (22.22%) PMI Certification
3 11 (13.58%) PMP
4 5 (6.17%) Security Cleared
5 4 (4.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (4.94%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (3.70%) Master's Degree
6 3 (3.70%) SC Cleared
7 2 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (2.47%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (1.23%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.41%) Data Quality
2 4 (4.94%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.23%) PMO
Vendors
1 17 (20.99%) Google
2 15 (18.52%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.47%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.23%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.23%) Hitachi
4 1 (1.23%) Pega
4 1 (1.23%) SAP