The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of ICT role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of ICT in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of ICT
Rank 860 895 855
Rank change year-on-year
+35 -40
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of ICT 2 3 18
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.002% 0.002% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.003% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 18
Average salary £54,850 £52,500 £58,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.47% -10.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £51,530 £50,100 £50,000
10% offered a salary of more than £58,170 £70,231 £83,250
UK excluding London average salary - £51,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year
- -14.28%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
101523 114414 118763
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.40% 94.78% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 84418 98091 100446
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Head of ICT
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Head of ICT Jobs Demand Trend

Head of ICT
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of ICT within the UK.

Head of ICT Salary Trend

Head of ICT
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of ICT within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +38 2 £54,850 -26.53%
England +25 2 £54,850 -26.53%

Head of ICT
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Head of ICT 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 ICT in their job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (14.29%) Unified Communications
4 1 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (14.29%) VMware
4 1 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (14.29%) COBIT
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (14.29%) CMMI
4 1 (14.29%) COM
4 1 (14.29%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
4 1 (14.29%) SLA

Head of ICT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Head of ICT 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 ICT in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (14.29%) COM
Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Unified Communications
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
2 2 (28.57%) Cloud Computing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
2 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 1 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
3 1 (14.29%) CMMI
3 1 (14.29%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) COBIT
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) VMware
South East London
Working closely with the Head of ICT, this senior management role will oversee all aspects of the ICT service delivery and project management with the ultimate aim of...
Oasis Community Learning
Salary: From £57,111 to £61,209 per annum (Inner London) + Pension Scheme
Posted: 7 May 2013
Leicester, Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council... Leicestershire County Council is at the heart of delivering technological innovation and cost effective ICT solutions.We are now looking to appoint a Head of...
Leicester County Council
Salary: £62,907 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013