IT Director Jobs in the South East

Director of IT
England > South East

The median Director of IT salary in the South East is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 378 406 470
Rank change year-on-year +28 +64 -96
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 16 9 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.096% 0.059% 0.091%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.066% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 14 8 15
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £85,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +13.33% -
75th Percentile £104,550 £96,250 £80,625
90th Percentile £111,250 £103,000 £91,000
England median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 15,621 13,714 18,970
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 90.60% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11,330 8,594 12,572
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £39,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for IT Director in the South East

IT Director
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director in the South East.

Salary trend for IT Director in the South East

IT Director
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director in the South East over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Director in the South East

IT Director
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the South East region over the 6 months to 25 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
Surrey - 9 £82,500 - 4
Thames Valley +19 4 £95,700 -13.00% 1
West Sussex +43 2 £107,500 +7.50%
Buckinghamshire - 2 £95,700 -
Berkshire +23 1 £85,000 -22.73% 1
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
IT Director
England

IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, IT Director 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 South East region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 10 (62.50%) Degree
2 9 (56.25%) Computer Science
3 8 (50.00%) IT Strategy
4 6 (37.50%) SaaS
4 6 (37.50%) High Availability
4 6 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
4 6 (37.50%) Workflow
4 6 (37.50%) Data Security
4 6 (37.50%) Technology Strategy
5 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
6 4 (25.00%) CRM
6 4 (25.00%) Finance
6 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
6 4 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
7 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (18.75%) Agile
7 3 (18.75%) ERP
7 3 (18.75%) Management Information System
7 3 (18.75%) Project Management
7 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
8 2 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
8 2 (12.50%) Data Collection
8 2 (12.50%) Customer Experience
8 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
8 2 (12.50%) BCP
8 2 (12.50%) Information Management

IT Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (37.50%) SaaS
2 1 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) LAN
1 1 (6.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
General
1 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Automotive
4 1 (6.25%) Electronics
4 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Management Information System
2 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
3 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (6.25%) Molecular Biology
3 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Computer Science
2 8 (50.00%) IT Strategy
3 6 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
3 6 (37.50%) Data Security
3 6 (37.50%) High Availability
3 6 (37.50%) Technology Strategy
3 6 (37.50%) Workflow
4 4 (25.00%) Commercial Awareness
4 4 (25.00%) CRM
5 3 (18.75%) Agile
5 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
5 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (18.75%) ERP
5 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (18.75%) Project Management
6 2 (12.50%) Business Continuity Planning
6 2 (12.50%) Information Management
6 2 (12.50%) Software Testing
6 2 (12.50%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 10 (62.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) Data Quality
2 1 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) SAP