Head of Design Jobs in London

Head of Design
England > London

The median Head of Design salary in London is £62,500 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 482 589 885
Rank change year-on-year +107 +296 -267
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Design 17 18 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.070% 0.056% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.059% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 17 17 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £71,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year - -40.48% +40.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,250 £121,250
90th Percentile £116,000 £105,000 £130,500
England median annual salary £63,277 £62,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year +1.24% -30.56% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,868 30,463 70,595
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 95.03% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 16,938 22,839 34,712
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,875 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Design in London

Head of Design
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Head of Design in London

Head of Design
Salary Histogram in London

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

Salary histogram for Head of Design in London

Head of Design
Job Locations in London

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 London 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
Central London +49 1 £65,750 -30.79%
Head of Design
England

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

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 London region featuring Head of Design in the job title.

1 13 (76.47%) Animation
1 13 (76.47%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Migration
2 3 (17.65%) Agile
3 2 (11.76%) TOGAF
3 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
3 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
3 2 (11.76%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
4 1 (5.88%) Content Strategy
4 1 (5.88%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (5.88%) UX Research
4 1 (5.88%) Monzo
4 1 (5.88%) Customer Experience
4 1 (5.88%) Mobile App
4 1 (5.88%) User Experience
4 1 (5.88%) Fintech
4 1 (5.88%) Service Design
4 1 (5.88%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (5.88%) Service Management
4 1 (5.88%) Finance
4 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.88%) Content Management
4 1 (5.88%) Retail

Head of Design Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 13 (76.47%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 13 (76.47%) Animation
2 1 (5.88%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (17.65%) Agile
1 3 (17.65%) Migration
2 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
2 2 (11.76%) Thought Leadership
2 2 (11.76%) TOGAF
2 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
3 1 (5.88%) Content Management
3 1 (5.88%) Content Strategy
3 1 (5.88%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (5.88%) Customer Experience
3 1 (5.88%) Fintech
3 1 (5.88%) Service Design
3 1 (5.88%) Service Management
3 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (5.88%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (5.88%) User Experience
3 1 (5.88%) UX Research
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Monzo