Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
UK

The median Chief Executive Officer (CEO) salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 903 - 1232
Rank change year-on-year - - -317
Permanent jobs requiring a CEO 7 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £49,375 - -
25th Percentile £51,563 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £61,563 - -
90th Percentile £62,500 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

CEO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CEO in the UK

CEO
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CEO.

Salary trend for CEO in the UK

CEO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CEO over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CEO in the UK

CEO
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEO within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England - 4 £57,500 - 3
Work from Home - 3 £57,500 - 1
UK excluding London - 3 £57,500 - 2
East of England - 2 £57,500 -
North West - 1 £49,500 -
London - 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 £49,500 - 1

CEO Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, CEO 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 featuring CEO in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Finance
1 5 (71.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 4 (57.14%) Business Strategy
2 4 (57.14%) Business Development
3 3 (42.86%) Legal
3 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
3 3 (42.86%) DBS Check
4 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
4 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
5 1 (14.29%) Workflow
5 1 (14.29%) Games
5 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
5 1 (14.29%) Local Government
5 1 (14.29%) Marketing
5 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
5 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
5 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
5 1 (14.29%) Budgeting
5 1 (14.29%) Adobe

CEO Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 5 (71.43%) Finance
1 5 (71.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (42.86%) Legal
3 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Games
4 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Local Government
4 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Business Development
1 4 (57.14%) Business Strategy
2 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
3 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
3 1 (14.29%) Budgeting
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
3 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
3 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Adobe