The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of IT role in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester 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 21 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 Leicester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Information Technology
Rank - 52 43
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 0 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester - 0.277% 0.362%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.290% 0.394%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
Average salary - £55,000 £52,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.76%
UK excluding London average salary £67,500 £63,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% -1.92%
All Job Titles
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
381 345 254
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 96.95% 95.57% 92.03%
Number of salaries quoted 335 319 215
Average salary £36,500 £34,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.79% +6.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Head of IT
Leicestershire

Head of IT
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Head of IT Salary Trend

Head of IT
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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%) Strategic Planning
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL V2
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (40.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Change Management
3 2 (40.00%) MBA

Head of IT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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%) Strategic Planning
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL V2
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (40.00%) Service Management
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Change Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 2 (40.00%) MBA