Head of IT Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Essex

Head of Information Technology
East of England > Essex

As of 10 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Information Technology salary in Essex.

	6 months to 10 Jun 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	65
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	+9
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT	0	0	11
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex	-	-	1.15%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	1.22%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	11
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£81,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£87,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+2.94%
75^th Percentile	-	-	£93,750
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
East of England median annual salary	£95,000	-	£90,000
% change year-on-year	-	-	+20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title	1,047	416	905
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	89.26%	88.70%	94.57%
Number of salaries quoted	758	246	737
10^th Percentile	£27,000	£25,000	£26,000
25^th Percentile	£31,746	£28,000	£31,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	£40,000	£45,000
Median % change year-on-year	+12.50%	-11.11%	-4.26%
75^th Percentile	£65,000	£53,750	£62,500
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£76,250	£77,500
East of England median annual salary	£50,000	£50,000	£47,500
% change year-on-year	-	+5.26%	-13.64%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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