Head of Digital
UK
The median Head of Digital salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 639 | 861 | 891 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +222 | +30 | +189 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital | 67 | 37 | 90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.037% | 0.089% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.039% | 0.097% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 25 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,794 | £53,493 | £58,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,500 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £67,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.33% | -16.25% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,933 | £117,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £117,373 | £140,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £89,092 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.02% | +37.06% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 11 May 2025.
Head of Digital
Top 12 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 11 May 2025. 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 | +175 | 46 | £90,000 | +36.36% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | +199 | 30 | £90,000 | +1.02% | 39 |
| London | +120 | 27 | £80,000 | +24.97% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +166 | 25 | £90,000 | +1.02% | 27 |
| North of England | +69 | 10 | £90,000 | -33.33% | 16 |
| Scotland | - | 10 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 7 | £90,000 | - | 16 |
| South East | - | 6 | £65,769 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 3 | £100,000 | - | |
| Midlands | +62 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | +36 | 1 | £68,500 | -23.11% | 1 |
Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 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 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: