CIO Job Trends in Birmingham

Chief Information Officer (CIO)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Chief Information Officer (CIO) salary in Birmingham is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a CIO 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.067% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.072% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £57,500 - -
25th Percentile £68,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 - -
75th Percentile £106,250 - -
90th Percentile £117,500 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £87,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,782 1,104 2,922
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 94.36% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,182 731 2,335
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,400 £56,800 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.70% +3.27% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £69,332
90th Percentile £89,900 £85,000 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

CIO
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'CIO' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

CIO job vacancy trend in Birmingham

CIO
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for CIO job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for CIO job vacancies in Birmingham

CIO
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIO in Birmingham over the 6 months to 9 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CIO in Birmingham

CIO Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, CIO job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring CIO in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap

CIO Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap