Head of Information Jobs in England

Head of Information
UK > England

The median Head of Information salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 797 911 1064
Rank change year-on-year +114 +153 -259
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 40 29 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.047% 0.031% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.034% 0.061%
Number of salaries quoted 32 23 55
10th Percentile £47,627 £51,217 £54,223
25th Percentile £58,750 £68,765 £62,115
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £84,101 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.82% +8.52% -8.82%
75th Percentile £98,125 £95,625 £101,250
90th Percentile £112,671 £117,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £68,275 £84,101 £75,000
% change year-on-year -18.82% +12.13% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,754 84,293 127,933
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.52% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 60,385 53,462 75,679
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information in England.

Salary trend for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the England region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
London +136 16 £60,000 -29.41% 9
South East +17 10 £73,410 -12.71% 6
Midlands +16 6 £99,750 +35.71% 4
North of England +57 5 £76,473 -4.41% 3
West Midlands +28 5 £99,500 +35.37% 2
Yorkshire +96 2 £92,500 +15.63% 2
East of England +17 2 £75,000 +60.43%
North East - 2 £61,473 -
North West +18 1 - - 1
East Midlands -14 1 £100,000 +46.52% 2
Head of Information
UK

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Head of Information 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 England region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 28 (70.00%) Information Security
2 20 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (45.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (32.50%) Risk Management
5 12 (30.00%) Project Management
5 12 (30.00%) Management Information System
5 12 (30.00%) NIST
6 10 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (22.50%) GRC
7 9 (22.50%) Social Skills
8 8 (20.00%) Budget Management
8 8 (20.00%) Information Assurance
8 8 (20.00%) Security Cleared
9 7 (17.50%) CISSP
9 7 (17.50%) Incident Response
9 7 (17.50%) Decision-Making
10 6 (15.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 6 (15.00%) NCSC
10 6 (15.00%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (15.00%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (15.00%) Budgeting
10 6 (15.00%) Security Operations
10 6 (15.00%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (15.00%) Cyber Assurance
10 6 (15.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (15.00%) NIST 800
10 6 (15.00%) Data Protection
10 6 (15.00%) Resource Management
10 6 (15.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 6 (15.00%) Data Analysis

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.50%) Firewall
1 1 (2.50%) LAN
1 1 (2.50%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.50%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (10.00%) Eclipse
General
1 9 (22.50%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.00%) Influencing Skills
3 5 (12.50%) Finance
4 4 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (7.50%) Police
6 2 (5.00%) Electronics
6 2 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.00%) Legal
6 2 (5.00%) Public Sector
6 2 (5.00%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 12 (30.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (15.00%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (15.00%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (10.00%) Onboarding
4 2 (5.00%) Operational Technology
4 2 (5.00%) SCADA
5 1 (2.50%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.50%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.50%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.50%) NHS
5 1 (2.50%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.50%) Windows
1 1 (2.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (70.00%) Information Security
2 20 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (32.50%) Risk Management
4 12 (30.00%) Project Management
5 10 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 8 (20.00%) Information Assurance
7 7 (17.50%) Decision-Making
7 7 (17.50%) Incident Response
8 6 (15.00%) Budgeting
8 6 (15.00%) Cyber Assurance
8 6 (15.00%) Data Analysis
8 6 (15.00%) Data Protection
8 6 (15.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 6 (15.00%) Resource Management
8 6 (15.00%) Security Operations
8 6 (15.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 5 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
10 4 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
10 4 (10.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 8 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (17.50%) CISSP
3 4 (10.00%) CISM
3 4 (10.00%) DBS Check
3 4 (10.00%) Degree
4 3 (7.50%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (7.50%) SSCP
5 2 (5.00%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.50%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.50%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (45.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (30.00%) NIST
3 9 (22.50%) GRC
4 6 (15.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (15.00%) NCSC
4 6 (15.00%) NIST 800
5 2 (5.00%) Data Quality
5 2 (5.00%) GDPR
5 2 (5.00%) PCI DSS
6 1 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (2.50%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.50%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.50%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (2.50%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 1 (2.50%) Nessus
1 1 (2.50%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 1 (2.50%) CheckPoint
1 1 (2.50%) Cisco
1 1 (2.50%) Citrix
1 1 (2.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.50%) Splunk
1 1 (2.50%) VMware