Head of IT Jobs in England

Head of Information Technology
UK > England

The median Head of Information Technology salary in England is £82,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 569 689 893
Rank change year-on-year +120 +204 -177
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 278 241 259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.26% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.28% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 233 123 189
10th Percentile £57,500 £55,996 £52,500
25th Percentile £64,313 £60,625 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.33% +3.45% -6.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £102,502 £90,000
90th Percentile £116,250 £120,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -6.45%

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 80,510 84,770 126,878
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,250 53,679 75,658
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,626 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,833 £60,775 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.42% +1.29% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,777 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.04% - +9.09%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
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 IT within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North of England +71 92 £70,000 +12.45% 4
London +142 87 £100,000 +17.65% 23
North West +45 60 £70,000 -15.15% 3
Midlands +8 32 £75,000 +16.13% 4
East of England +25 30 £90,000 +12.50% 5
Yorkshire +85 29 £111,250 +90.13%
West Midlands +30 27 £75,000 +15.76% 3
South West -22 20 £65,500 +9.17% 1
South East -4 18 £82,500 -1.90% 8
East Midlands -15 5 £60,000 -26.15% 1
North East -6 3 - - 1
Head of IT
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Head of IT 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 IT in the job title.

1 90 (32.37%) IT Strategy
2 82 (29.50%) Social Skills
3 62 (22.30%) Finance
4 60 (21.58%) ITIL
5 59 (21.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 59 (21.22%) Roadmaps
6 58 (20.86%) Project Management
7 55 (19.78%) Cybersecurity
8 47 (16.91%) Service Delivery
8 47 (16.91%) Degree
9 45 (16.19%) Microsoft
10 44 (15.83%) Microsoft 365
10 44 (15.83%) Budget Management
11 43 (15.47%) Problem-Solving
11 43 (15.47%) Azure
11 43 (15.47%) ITSM
12 40 (14.39%) Service Management
12 40 (14.39%) ERP
13 39 (14.03%) Mentoring
13 39 (14.03%) Analytical Skills
14 37 (13.31%) Windows
15 36 (12.95%) CRM
16 34 (12.23%) SLA
17 31 (11.15%) Retail
18 30 (10.79%) Management Information System
19 29 (10.43%) Information Security
19 29 (10.43%) Active Directory
20 28 (10.07%) Stakeholder Management
20 28 (10.07%) Legal
20 28 (10.07%) Project Delivery

Head of IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (3.60%) AutoCAD
1 10 (3.60%) Revit
2 3 (1.08%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (1.08%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.88%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.08%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.36%) Carpe Diem
5 1 (0.36%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.36%) Epicor Vantage
5 1 (0.36%) Magento
5 1 (0.36%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.83%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (15.47%) Azure
3 15 (5.40%) AWS
4 10 (3.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 9 (3.24%) Power Platform
6 6 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.44%) SaaS
7 4 (1.44%) WhatsApp
8 3 (1.08%) Commercetools
8 3 (1.08%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.08%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 1 (0.36%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.36%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.76%) Firewall
2 15 (5.40%) WAN
3 14 (5.04%) LAN
3 14 (5.04%) VPN
4 7 (2.52%) WLAN
5 6 (2.16%) Broadband
5 6 (2.16%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.80%) Network Security
6 5 (1.80%) VoIP
7 2 (0.72%) SAN
8 1 (0.36%) DHCP
8 1 (0.36%) DNS
8 1 (0.36%) NAS
8 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.24%) Power BI
2 8 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.80%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.44%) Eclipse
2 3 (1.08%) JIRA
General
1 82 (29.50%) Social Skills
2 62 (22.30%) Finance
3 39 (14.03%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (11.15%) Retail
5 28 (10.07%) Legal
6 22 (7.91%) Manufacturing
7 18 (6.47%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (4.68%) Games
8 13 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (4.32%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.96%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.88%) Banking
12 6 (2.16%) Back Office
12 6 (2.16%) Law
13 5 (1.80%) Marketing
14 4 (1.44%) Automotive
14 4 (1.44%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (1.08%) Turkish Language
16 2 (0.72%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.60%) Unreal Engine
1 10 (3.60%) V-Ray
2 2 (0.72%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.79%) Management Information System
2 17 (6.12%) Video Conferencing
3 13 (4.68%) FMCG
4 10 (3.60%) Augmented Reality
4 10 (3.60%) e-Learning
4 10 (3.60%) HoloLens
4 10 (3.60%) HTC Vive
4 10 (3.60%) Oculus
4 10 (3.60%) Virtual Reality
5 8 (2.88%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.52%) PMI
7 5 (1.80%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (1.80%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.08%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.08%) CMDB
9 3 (1.08%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.08%) Hedge funds
9 3 (1.08%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 37 (13.31%) Windows
2 15 (5.40%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.88%) Linux
4 5 (1.80%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (32.37%) IT Strategy
2 60 (21.58%) ITIL
3 59 (21.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (21.22%) Roadmaps
4 58 (20.86%) Project Management
5 55 (19.78%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (16.91%) Service Delivery
7 44 (15.83%) Budget Management
8 43 (15.47%) ITSM
8 43 (15.47%) Problem-Solving
9 40 (14.39%) ERP
9 40 (14.39%) Service Management
10 39 (14.03%) Mentoring
11 36 (12.95%) CRM
12 29 (10.43%) Information Security
13 28 (10.07%) Collaborative Culture
13 28 (10.07%) Project Delivery
13 28 (10.07%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (9.71%) Agile
14 27 (9.71%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.91%) SQL
2 2 (0.72%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.36%) Bash
Qualifications
1 47 (16.91%) Degree
2 11 (3.96%) PMI Certification
3 10 (3.60%) ITIL Certification
4 7 (2.52%) CISSP
4 7 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.52%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.52%) Security Cleared
5 6 (2.16%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.44%) CISA
7 4 (1.44%) CISM
7 4 (1.44%) PMP
8 3 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.08%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.08%) MCSE
9 2 (0.72%) Postgraduate
10 1 (0.36%) MBA
10 1 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (12.23%) SLA
2 27 (9.71%) GDPR
3 26 (9.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.44%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.08%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.72%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.72%) NIST
8 1 (0.36%) COBIT
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.36%) GRC
8 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.36%) QA
8 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (10.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.16%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.80%) AirWatch
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.36%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (16.19%) Microsoft
2 27 (9.71%) VMware
3 16 (5.76%) SAP
4 13 (4.68%) Adobe
5 10 (3.60%) Autodesk
6 6 (2.16%) Palo Alto
6 6 (2.16%) Veeam
7 5 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
7 5 (1.80%) LogicMonitor
7 5 (1.80%) Okta
8 4 (1.44%) Oracle
8 4 (1.44%) Talend
9 3 (1.08%) Cisco
9 3 (1.08%) Google
9 3 (1.08%) Sage
9 3 (1.08%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.08%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.72%) Meraki
10 2 (0.72%) NEC
11 1 (0.36%) Bloomberg