Head of IT Jobs in Scotland

Head of Information Technology
UK > Scotland

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Scotland is £78,714 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 281 213 247
Rank change year-on-year -68 +34 -64
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 2 12 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.030% 0.25% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.28% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile £44,486 £59,600 -
25th Percentile £56,089 £66,500 £78,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,714 £90,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.54% +9.09% -2.94%
75th Percentile £102,874 £122,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £115,399 - -
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
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,494 4,314 5,472
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.27% 96.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,618 2,346 2,950
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,173
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Scotland

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in Scotland

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Scotland over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Scotland

Head of IT
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Edinburgh +30 1 £118,928 +74.89%
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £38,500 -
Head of IT
UK

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 24 April 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 Scotland region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Culture Change
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Broadband
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) CCTV
2 1 (50.00%) Web Development
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Web Development