Head of Service Delivery Jobs

Head of Service Delivery
UK

The median Head of Service Delivery salary in the UK is £97,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 868 960 1187
Rank change year-on-year +92 +227 -278
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Service Delivery 9 18 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.017% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.019% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 4 18 30
10th Percentile £74,750 £73,750 £55,695
25th Percentile £78,125 £78,750 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 £90,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +28.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £111,250 £99,938 £89,714
90th Percentile £113,500 £110,375 £130,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £98,250 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.66% +57.20% -21.88%

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 93,240 95,005 150,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 66,901 59,761 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +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 £52,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.21% +5.50% +5.26%

Head of Service Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Service Delivery in the UK

Head of Service Delivery
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Service Delivery.

Salary trend for Head of Service Delivery in the UK

Head of Service Delivery
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Service Delivery over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Service Delivery in the UK

Head of Service Delivery
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Service Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 +78 9 £97,500 +8.33% 5
UK excluding London -1 6 £75,000 -23.66% 1
Work from Home +86 5 £97,500 +14.71% 2
Yorkshire +93 4 £75,000 -22.28%
North of England +45 4 £75,000 -22.28%
London +114 3 £110,000 +29.41% 3
East of England - 3 - -
North West - 3 - -
South East +22 2 - -

Head of Service Delivery Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Head of Service Delivery 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 Service Delivery in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 6 (66.67%) ITIL
3 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
4 3 (33.33%) SD-WAN
4 3 (33.33%) Service Delivery Management
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) LAN
4 3 (33.33%) WLAN
4 3 (33.33%) WAN
4 3 (33.33%) Service Management
4 3 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (33.33%) Wireless
4 3 (33.33%) Finance
4 3 (33.33%) Firewall
4 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 3 (33.33%) Coaching
4 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (22.22%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (22.22%) ITSM
5 2 (22.22%) Oracle
5 2 (22.22%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (22.22%) Law
5 2 (22.22%) Thought Leadership
5 2 (22.22%) Strategic Roadmap
5 2 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
5 2 (22.22%) Budget Management
6 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
6 1 (11.11%) Customer-Centricity

Head of Service Delivery 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Firewall
1 3 (33.33%) LAN
1 3 (33.33%) SD-WAN
1 3 (33.33%) WAN
1 3 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (33.33%) Wireless
1 3 (33.33%) WLAN
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) Law
3 2 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Automotive
4 1 (11.11%) Banking
4 1 (11.11%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 6 (66.67%) ITIL
3 3 (33.33%) Coaching
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) Service Delivery Management
3 3 (33.33%) Service Management
4 2 (22.22%) Budget Management
4 2 (22.22%) ITSM
4 2 (22.22%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (22.22%) Roadmaps
4 2 (22.22%) Strategic Roadmap
4 2 (22.22%) Thought Leadership
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
5 1 (11.11%) Change Management
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (11.11%) Transition Management
5 1 (11.11%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Oracle