Head of Digital
UK
The median Head of Digital salary in the UK is £67,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 841 | 881 | 1117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +236 | -295 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital | 37 | 91 | 120 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.037% | 0.090% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | 0.098% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 63 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,493 | £57,835 | £54,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,750 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.25% | -3.03% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,933 | £116,875 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,373 | £140,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £89,092 | £65,000 | £65,137 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.06% | -0.21% | -13.15% |
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 | 93,699 | 92,665 | 152,640 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.54% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,079 | 58,510 | 84,912 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,719 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Digital in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Digital
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Digital.
Head of Digital
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Digital over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
Head of Digital
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Digital within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 |
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| England | +57 | 30 | £66,000 | -17.50% | 17 |
| London | +80 | 17 | £64,017 | -41.80% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 17 | £89,092 | +37.06% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 15 | £89,092 | -22.53% | 7 |
| Midlands | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | -1 | 6 | - | - | |
| North of England | +45 | 4 | £135,000 | +107.69% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 4 | £89,092 | - | 1 |
| East of England | +19 | 3 | £67,000 | +7.20% | |
| North East | - | 3 | £135,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, 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 featuring Head of Digital in the job title.
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Head of Digital 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: