Head of Digital Jobs with Work from Home Options

Head of Digital
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Digital salary for remote or hybrid work is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 478 507 787
Rank change year-on-year +29 +280 -135
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 16 13 25
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.070% 0.053% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% 0.055% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 5 11 25
10th Percentile - - £50,000
25th Percentile £66,000 £59,308 £54,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £82,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -13.16% +35.71%
75th Percentile £95,000 £150,000 £127,500
90th Percentile £179,000 - £157,750
UK median annual salary £90,000 £80,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +28.57%

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 21,814 23,547 59,844
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.65% 96.29% 96.76%
Number of salaries quoted 12,129 17,544 39,576
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,306 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +1.63% +6.96%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £56,525 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.79% - +4.35%

Head of Digital
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Head of Digital in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Head of Digital trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Digital
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Head of Digital over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

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 31 October 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 8 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 6 (37.50%) Analytics
3 5 (31.25%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (31.25%) IT Strategy
3 5 (31.25%) Data Strategy
3 5 (31.25%) Data Governance
3 5 (31.25%) Marketing
3 5 (31.25%) Performance Management
3 5 (31.25%) Finance
3 5 (31.25%) Information Security
3 5 (31.25%) Cyber Resilience
4 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
4 3 (18.75%) Accessibility
4 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (18.75%) Product Information Management
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) Budget Management
4 3 (18.75%) Customer Experience
4 3 (18.75%) Information Management
4 3 (18.75%) Migration
4 3 (18.75%) Social Media
4 3 (18.75%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Analytics
4 3 (18.75%) Content Development
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (18.75%) User Experience
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (12.50%) Programme Delivery

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:

General
1 5 (31.25%) Finance
1 5 (31.25%) Marketing
2 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Social Media
2 1 (6.25%) Educational Technology
2 1 (6.25%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (37.50%) Analytics
2 6 (37.50%) Decision-Making
3 5 (31.25%) Cyber Resilience
3 5 (31.25%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (31.25%) Data Governance
3 5 (31.25%) Data Strategy
3 5 (31.25%) Information Security
3 5 (31.25%) IT Strategy
3 5 (31.25%) Performance Management
4 3 (18.75%) Budget Management
4 3 (18.75%) Customer Experience
4 3 (18.75%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Analytics
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (18.75%) Information Management
4 3 (18.75%) Migration
4 3 (18.75%) Product Information Management
4 3 (18.75%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) Accessibility