Head of Information Technology Operations
UK
The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary in the UK is £100,000 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 | 878 | 973 | 1204 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +231 | -308 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations | 26 | 20 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.019% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.021% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 17 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £76,250 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £61,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £110,000 | £70,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +55.48% | -14.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £123,750 | £122,500 | £91,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £150,000 | £126,750 | £97,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £90,000 | £76,943 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +16.97% | -6.74% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 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% |
Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT Operations in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT Operations
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Operations.
Head of IT Operations
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Operations over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Head of IT Operations
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Operations within the UK 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 |
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| England | +95 | 25 | £92,500 | -11.90% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 14 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| London | +125 | 13 | £112,500 | -6.25% | |
| North of England | +57 | 11 | £80,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +91 | 9 | £100,000 | -16.67% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | - | - | |
| North West | +7 | 4 | £80,000 | -5.88% | |
| South East | +10 | 2 | £150,000 | +81.82% | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 4 |
Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Head of IT Operations 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 Head of IT Operations in the job title.
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Head of IT Operations 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: