Head of Design Jobs in England

Head of Design
UK > England

The median Head of Design salary in England is £63,277 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 812 877 1126
Rank change year-on-year +65 +249 -252
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Design 36 37 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.039% 0.044% 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.048% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 36 23 21
10th Percentile £57,500 £53,750 £67,500
25th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £71,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,277 £62,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.24% -30.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £83,750 £107,500
90th Percentile £83,179 £99,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £63,277 £62,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year +1.24% -30.56% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,435 76,952 135,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.31% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 63,785 50,234 75,047
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Design in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Design in England

Head of Design
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Design in England.

Salary trend for Head of Design in England

Head of Design
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Design in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Design in England

Head of Design
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Design within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
North of England - 18 £67,500 - 1
London +107 17 £62,500 - 4
North West - 16 £67,500 - 1
West Midlands -14 1 £95,000 +36.93% 1
Midlands -15 1 £95,000 +36.93% 1
North East - 1 £55,750 -
Yorkshire - 1 £55,000 -
Head of Design
UK

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Head of Design 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 across the England region featuring Head of Design in the job title.

1 18 (50.00%) Service Management
1 18 (50.00%) Service Design
2 16 (44.44%) ITIL
2 16 (44.44%) Change Management
2 16 (44.44%) ITSM
3 15 (41.67%) Service Delivery
3 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
4 14 (38.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (36.11%) Animation
5 13 (36.11%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (25.00%) Legal
7 7 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (13.89%) QA
8 5 (13.89%) Public Sector
9 4 (11.11%) Agile
9 4 (11.11%) Migration
10 3 (8.33%) Decision-Making
11 2 (5.56%) Thought Leadership
11 2 (5.56%) Content Strategy
11 2 (5.56%) Customer Experience
11 2 (5.56%) Roadmaps
11 2 (5.56%) Finance
11 2 (5.56%) Microsoft
11 2 (5.56%) Quality Management
11 2 (5.56%) Project Planning
11 2 (5.56%) Operations Management
11 2 (5.56%) Retail
11 2 (5.56%) TOGAF
11 2 (5.56%) Content Management
11 2 (5.56%) Customer Engagement

Head of Design Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (36.11%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (25.00%) Legal
4 5 (13.89%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.56%) Finance
5 2 (5.56%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 13 (36.11%) Animation
2 1 (2.78%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (50.00%) Service Design
1 18 (50.00%) Service Management
2 16 (44.44%) Change Management
2 16 (44.44%) ITIL
2 16 (44.44%) ITSM
3 15 (41.67%) Service Delivery
4 14 (38.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (11.11%) Agile
6 4 (11.11%) Migration
7 3 (8.33%) Decision-Making
8 2 (5.56%) Content Strategy
8 2 (5.56%) Customer Engagement
8 2 (5.56%) Customer Experience
8 2 (5.56%) Quality Management
8 2 (5.56%) Roadmaps
8 2 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (5.56%) Thought Leadership
8 2 (5.56%) TOGAF
8 2 (5.56%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (2.78%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (5.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.78%) Monzo