The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of IT role in IT jobs advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of IT in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Essex region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Information Technology
Rank 82 89 -
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 5 15 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 0.497% 1.091% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.509% 1.122% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 15 0
Average salary £55,000 £75,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-26.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £70,000 £63,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year
+10.23% -2.30%
All Job Titles
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
983 1337 1189
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 97.71% 97.24% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 844 1100 998
Average salary £39,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Head of IT
East of England

Head of IT
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Head of IT across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Essex Head of IT Jobs Demand Trend

Head of IT
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of IT across the Essex region.

Essex Head of IT Salary Trend

Head of IT
Top 1 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Head of IT in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Head of IT in their job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement

Head of IT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Head of IT in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Head of IT in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
Essex
With full ownership and accountability for all IT resources you will deliver a coherent transformation of all IT systems, processes and capabilities, with clear focus upon continuous improvement.
Berwick Partners
Salary: £65,000, plus final salary pension
Posted: 17 May 2013