How to become a digital delivery manager
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
University
You can do a degree or postgraduate course in:
- computing
- information systems
- business management
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
- 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
- a degree in a relevant subject for postgraduate study
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Apprenticeship
You could start by doing a digital technology solutions professional degree apprenticeship.
This usually takes around 3 years to complete as a mix of learning in the work place and studying.
After this, or if you already have a relevant degree, you could complete a masters degree apprenticeship as a digital and technology solutions specialist.
After completing your apprenticeship, you would get experience of working in digital delivery teams before taking on a role as a delivery manager.
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
- 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship
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Work
You can start in a related job area like project management or customer experience management, then move into digital delivery by learning on the job.
Most employers will expect you to have experience of:
- working on digital projects and products
- using content management systems (CMS), search engine optimisation (SEO) and data analytics
- user experience (UX) design or research
- using agile project management tools like Scrum, Kanban and Lean
- managing multi-disciplinary teams
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Further information
You can find out more about working in the digital industry from techskills.