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Tech & Digital Salary Guide 2023

Tech & Digital Salary Guide 2023

Morgan Philips have provided this comprehensive Tech & Digital Salary Guide for jobs in the UK in 2023, you can download the PDF version above, or keep reading to answer some of the biggest questions about tech and digital salaries. 

Looking to move into a new role in 2023? Visit our Executive Search & Recruitment Services page to find your perfect job, you can also find specialist level jobs through our Specialist Recruitment page

You can also speak to our tech & digital recruitment experts directly.

How Much Does Digital Technology Pay in the UK?

As these industries continue to develop worldwide, tech and digital salaries have enjoyed continuous growth year on year, with salaries ranging between £30k and £250k depending on role and experience. 

How Much Does a Head of Digital Earn in the UK?

As the Head of Digital you can expect to earn between £90k-£120k annually, and between £120k-£180k as a Senior Head of Digital. This role has experienced a yearly rise of 3% for the number of professionals with this title, which includes 786 individuals who have moved
into this role over the previous year. 

There is an estimated gender split of 68% men and 32% women in this role. Individuals who work under this title are expected to stay within the same company for an average of 2.9 years before moving on, with London leading the way in terms of the amount of people
employed in this role in a single region. 

The expected objectives for the Head of Digital are as generally as follows:

  • Establish a digital strategy
  • Create business videos
  • Measure performance, campaign effectiveness, and mobile providers
  • Navigate the brand’s digital presence, services, and products via UX, content, SEO, CRM, and mobile

Looking to move into this role in 2023? Visit our Executive Search & Recruitment Services page to find your perfect job, you can also find specialist jobs through our Specialist Recruitment page.

You can also download our comprehensive tech and digital salary guide.

How Much Does a Web Designer Earn in the UK?


Web designers in the UK can earn between £35k and £100k per annum, depending on experience. For instance, those with up to 3 years experience can expect salaries of up to £50k; whilst those at an ‘experienced’ or senior level can expect up to £100k a year. 

The gender split for web developers currently sits at around 72% men and 28% women, with a yearly decline of -2% in the overall amount of people in this type of job. 

As a web designer, some of your key objectives will be as follows:

  • Conceptualise and create visuals with artistic direction
  • Log progress and validate the quality of output
  • Measure and implement tracking tools
  • Calculate feasibility and define tagging plan
  • Create and adopt web banners and site look and feel
  • Carry out performance benchmarking

Looking to move into this role in 2023? Visit our Executive Search & Recruitment page to find your perfect job, you can also find specialist jobs through our Specialist Recruitment page.

You can also speak to our tech & digital recruitment experts directly.

Tech Salary and Digital Salary Examples 2023


Below we have provided some examples of salaries for job roles within the technology and digital industries.

Technical Lead (Software Development) Salary

As the technical lead, you can expect to earn between £55k and £80k, or £80k and £100k for a senior role. Individuals in this role will spend an average of 2.8 years before changing employers, with over 854 people moving this role in the year 2022.

The objectives for a technical lead will generally be as follows: 

  • Work on web application architecture, lead on development projects
  • Take part in all the phases, from initial ideation to final test development, all the while looking after site maintenance
  • Take responsibility for the technical side of a project, helping less experienced developers

Looking to move into this role in 2023? Visit our Executive Search & Recruitment Services page to find your perfect job, you can also find specialist jobs through our Specialist Recruitment page

Data Engineer Salary UK 2023

Data engineers in the UK can expect to earn between £40k and £130k, depending on experience, with those in a senior role earning the highest bracket between £85k and £130k.

On average, data engineers will enjoy a tenure of 2.8 years before moving on to a new company, with the majority of individuals in this role residing in London.

Your objectives as a data engineer should be as follows:

  • Creating Data Pipelines / Data modeling typically cloud-driven, either Azure (data factory / data bricks) or AWS or Google Cloud SQL server
  • Building Data Warehouse / ETL

Looking to move into this role in 2023? Visit our Executive Search & Recruitment Services page to find your perfect job, you can also find specialist jobs through our Specialist Recruitment page. 

You can also speak to our tech & digital recruitment experts directly.

Find Your New Job in 2023


If you are interested in a new role in tech or digital in 2023, you can find your perfect job with Morgan Philips’ leading Executive Search & Recruitment services.

Morgan Philips works with a range of organisations to ensure your talents are matched with the best role possible. With a complete understanding of local markets, Morgan Philips offer quality job matching and assessment services with quick response times.

Find out more through our executive search recruitment services page, or explore our bespoke specialist recruitment services page.

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