Head of IT Jobs in Manchester

Head of Information Technology
North West > Manchester

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Manchester is £74,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 237 241
Rank change year-on-year +45 +4 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 25 6 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.49% 0.12% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.13% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 22 1 13
10th Percentile £60,500 - £42,750
25th Percentile £66,250 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £80,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +33.33% -
75th Percentile £92,313 - £91,250
90th Percentile £95,750 - £93,250
North West median annual salary £70,000 £82,500 £79,500
% change year-on-year -15.15% +3.77% +22.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 4,853 4,545 5,496
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 91.58% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,746 2,666 3,695
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,017 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Manchester

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in Manchester

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Manchester over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Manchester

Head of IT
Job Locations in Manchester

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 Manchester region over the 6 months to 3 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
Bolton - 2 £70,000 -
Stockport - 2 £72,500 -
Head of IT
North West

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

For the 6 months to 3 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 Manchester region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 14 (56.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
3 10 (40.00%) ITIL
4 7 (28.00%) Service Delivery
4 7 (28.00%) Azure
4 7 (28.00%) Collaborative Culture
5 6 (24.00%) AWS
5 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (24.00%) IT Strategy
6 5 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
6 5 (20.00%) DevOps
6 5 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (20.00%) Service Management
6 5 (20.00%) VoIP
6 5 (20.00%) Legal
6 5 (20.00%) ITSM
6 5 (20.00%) Management Information System
6 5 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (16.00%) Risk Management
7 4 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (16.00%) Change Management
7 4 (16.00%) Service Design
7 4 (16.00%) Mobile Transformation
7 4 (16.00%) Roadmaps
8 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (12.00%) Contract Negotiation
8 3 (12.00%) Mentoring
8 3 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (12.00%) Finance
8 3 (12.00%) Degree

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (8.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) Azure
2 6 (24.00%) AWS
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.00%) VoIP
2 2 (8.00%) Firewall
2 2 (8.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (8.00%) JIRA
General
1 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Legal
3 3 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (12.00%) Finance
4 1 (4.00%) Banking
4 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.00%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Linux
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (56.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (40.00%) ITIL
3 7 (28.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 7 (28.00%) Service Delivery
4 6 (24.00%) IT Strategy
5 5 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 5 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (20.00%) DevOps
5 5 (20.00%) ITSM
5 5 (20.00%) Service Management
5 5 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
6 4 (16.00%) Change Management
6 4 (16.00%) Mobile Transformation
6 4 (16.00%) Risk Management
6 4 (16.00%) Roadmaps
6 4 (16.00%) Service Design
6 4 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (12.00%) Information Security
7 3 (12.00%) Mentoring
7 3 (12.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Degree
2 2 (8.00%) CISSP
2 2 (8.00%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (8.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (8.00%) PMP
3 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) OneTrust