Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 616 | 728 | 948 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +220 | -206 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 293 | 269 | 265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.26% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.28% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 246 | 135 | 191 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,060 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,000 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +3.45% | -6.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,250 | £120,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £69,000 | £68,886 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +0.17% | -7.54% |
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 | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Head of IT
Top 17 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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 |
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| England | +132 | 274 | £82,250 | +9.67% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 200 | £75,000 | +8.70% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 101 | £85,000 | +3.66% | 9 |
| North of England | +70 | 89 | £70,000 | +9.38% | 5 |
| London | +156 | 86 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 15 |
| North West | +39 | 57 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 3 |
| Midlands | +8 | 32 | £75,000 | +16.13% | 3 |
| East of England | +37 | 30 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +93 | 29 | £111,250 | +90.13% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 27 | £75,000 | +15.76% | 2 |
| South West | -27 | 20 | £65,500 | +9.17% | 1 |
| South East | +8 | 18 | £82,500 | -1.90% | 6 |
| Wales | +11 | 7 | £52,508 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 5 | £60,000 | -26.15% | 1 |
| North East | -3 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -70 | 2 | £78,714 | -12.54% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Head of IT 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 in the job title.
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Head of IT 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:
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