Director of IT
UK
The median Director of IT salary in the UK is £90,000 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 | 802 | 903 | 1134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | +231 | -310 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 92 | 90 | 78 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.086% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.094% | 0.053% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 81 | 47 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,832 | £58,750 | £69,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £100,000 | £93,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +6.67% | -10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £132,500 | £110,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £152,500 | £119,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £97,500 | £78,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +24.20% | -12.78% |
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% |
IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director.
IT Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
IT Director
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director 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 | +125 | 91 | £90,000 | -10.00% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 56 | £82,500 | -15.38% | 14 |
| London | +122 | 34 | £120,000 | +20.00% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 24 | £110,000 | -8.33% | 11 |
| Midlands | +28 | 23 | £75,000 | -44.44% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 19 | £75,000 | -44.44% | 2 |
| South East | +36 | 16 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 5 |
| South West | - | 7 | £88,560 | - | |
| North of England | +40 | 6 | £90,000 | -35.71% | 4 |
| East of England | +28 | 5 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 3 |
| North West | +5 | 5 | £75,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £105,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +95 | 1 | £100,000 | -31.03% | 1 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, IT Director 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 IT Director in the job title.
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IT Director 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: