Head of Digital Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Head of Digital
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Digital salary for remote or hybrid work is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 393 571 632
Rank change year-on-year +178 +61 +176
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 24 13 45
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.16% 0.038% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.040% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 32
10th Percentile £69,988 £73,901 £62,750
25th Percentile £71,844 £87,252 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £89,092 £103,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.02% -14.13% +25.76%
75th Percentile £95,000 £90,933 £140,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £90,000 £65,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +38.46% -18.75% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,761 32,474 40,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,932 24,947 29,049
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,008 £36,711
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Head of Digital
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Head of Digital in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Head of Digital trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Head of Digital
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Head of Digital.

Head of Digital salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Digital
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Head of Digital over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Head of Digital salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 3 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 15 (62.50%) User Experience
2 12 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (45.83%) Roadmaps
4 9 (37.50%) Google
4 9 (37.50%) Project Management
5 8 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 8 (33.33%) Finance
5 8 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
5 8 (33.33%) Accessibility
5 8 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (29.17%) Coaching
7 6 (25.00%) Analytics
7 6 (25.00%) Digital Enablement
7 6 (25.00%) Technology Enablement
7 6 (25.00%) CRM
7 6 (25.00%) WordPress
7 6 (25.00%) Social Media
8 5 (20.83%) Retail
8 5 (20.83%) Risk Management
8 5 (20.83%) CMS
8 5 (20.83%) Budget Management
8 5 (20.83%) Line Management
8 5 (20.83%) IT Strategy
9 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (16.67%) Mentoring
9 4 (16.67%) Azure
9 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (16.67%) Agile
10 3 (12.50%) Google Analytics

Head of Digital Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (25.00%) WordPress
2 5 (20.83%) CMS
3 2 (8.33%) Moodle
3 2 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (8.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Azure
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.50%) Google Analytics
3 2 (8.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.33%) NoSQL
1 2 (8.33%) Power BI
1 2 (8.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.17%) DTS
General
1 8 (33.33%) Finance
2 5 (20.83%) Retail
3 4 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Marketing
5 2 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (8.33%) Legal
6 1 (4.17%) Brand Awareness
6 1 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) CSS
1 2 (8.33%) HTML
2 1 (4.17%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Social Media
2 3 (12.50%) Algorithms
3 2 (8.33%) Data Structures
3 2 (8.33%) Learning Management System
3 2 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 2 (8.33%) W3C
4 1 (4.17%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.17%) Digital Media
4 1 (4.17%) Media Streaming
4 1 (4.17%) Tandem
4 1 (4.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Android
1 2 (8.33%) Apple iOS
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (62.50%) User Experience
2 12 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (45.83%) Roadmaps
4 9 (37.50%) Project Management
5 8 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
5 8 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (29.17%) Coaching
7 6 (25.00%) Analytics
7 6 (25.00%) CRM
7 6 (25.00%) Digital Enablement
7 6 (25.00%) Technology Enablement
8 5 (20.83%) Budget Management
8 5 (20.83%) IT Strategy
8 5 (20.83%) Line Management
8 5 (20.83%) Risk Management
9 4 (16.67%) Agile
9 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (16.67%) Mentoring
10 3 (12.50%) Data Security
10 3 (12.50%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) Degree
2 2 (8.33%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (33.33%) Accessibility
2 3 (12.50%) GDPR
Vendors
1 9 (37.50%) Google
2 8 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 3 (12.50%) Facebook
3 3 (12.50%) Instagram
3 3 (12.50%) Twitter
3 3 (12.50%) YouTube