Digital business services
Careers in digital business services
Work in digital business services involves using technology to help organisations run smoothly.
This could include:
- using data to make decisions
- maintain finance or HR systems
- overseeing online security
There are roles at all levels with lots of routes in. You can find out about the different entry routes you can take on the job profiles.
Examples of careers in digital business services
Within this sub-sector, you'll find a range of career opportunities.
We've selected a few examples to show the variety of roles, levels and training times. Training time is the amount of time it takes to learn and gain the experience needed to do the job well.
Click on any of the job profiles to view information on entry routes, salary and progressions opportunities, plus much more.
Database administrator
Database administrators organise and update computer systems that store data for commercial companies and public organisations.
Data analyst-statistician
Data analyst-statisticians collect data and statistics to identify trends, create forecasting models and help organisations to improve their service.
IT security co-ordinator
IT security co-ordinators protect their clients' computer systems and data from illegal access, theft and misuse.
Example pay ranges in digital business services
Below are some examples of the pay you could earn from working in different jobs in this sub-sector.
If you’d like to see more salary information for more jobs in this sub-sector, you can view all careers in digital business services.
We estimate our salary ranges based on different sources. Find out more about the sources we use for salary information.
We'll put a salary as variable if reliable information is difficult to find. This might happen for jobs that are often freelance or have lots of self-employed workers.
| Job role | Starting pay | Pay with experience |
|---|---|---|
| App developer | £31,000 | £65,000 |
| Cartographer | £24,000 | £45,000 |
| Computer games developer | £27,000 | £71,000 |
| Computer games tester | £24,000 | £36,000 |
| Data analyst-statistician | £28,000 | £65,000 |
| Database administrator | £28,000 | £62,000 |
| Digital delivery manager | £35,000 | £75,000 |
| Digital product owner | £39,000 | £75,000 |
| E-commerce manager | £25,000 | £60,000 |
| Editorial assistant | £24,000 | £30,000 |
| Forensic computer analyst | £30,000 | £65,000 |
| Information scientist | £28,000 | £55,000 |
| IT project manager | £35,000 | £60,000 |
| IT security co-ordinator | £35,000 | £76,000 |
| Market research data analyst | £24,000 | £50,000 |
| Marketing executive | £23,000 | £50,000 |
| Network engineer | £25,500 | £52,000 |
| Network manager | £30,000 | £70,000 |
| Robotics engineer | £31,000 | £60,000 |
| Search engine optimisation (SEO) specialist | £25,000 | £50,000 |
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