Head of Information Jobs in the West Midlands

Head of Information
England > West Midlands

The median Head of Information salary in the West Midlands is £99,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 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
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 253 266 276
Rank change year-on-year +13 +10 -45
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 5 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.068% 0.047% 0.055%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.072% 0.052% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 4
10th Percentile - £68,475 -
25th Percentile £68,275 £68,765 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £99,500 £73,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.37% -10.91% +41.03%
75th Percentile £107,500 £92,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £109,750 £100,550 -
England median annual salary £75,000 £84,101 £77,500
% change year-on-year -10.82% +8.52% -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,947 5,767 6,918
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 90.18% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5,217 3,277 4,755
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Head of Information in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information in the West Midlands

Head of Information
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Head of Information in the West Midlands

Head of Information
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Information in the West Midlands

Head of Information
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Birmingham -7 2 £68,275 -7.11%
Head of Information
England

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Head of Information 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 3 (60.00%) NIST
2 3 (60.00%) CISSP
2 3 (60.00%) SSCP
2 3 (60.00%) CISM
2 3 (60.00%) Data Security
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (60.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (60.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Programme Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Data Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (40.00%) Welsh Language
3 2 (40.00%) Matrix Management
3 2 (40.00%) Information Management
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Knowledge Management
3 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (40.00%) Police

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Electronics
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Police
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Welsh Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (60.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 3 (60.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (60.00%) Data Security
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Data Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Information Assurance
3 2 (40.00%) Information Management
3 2 (40.00%) Knowledge Management
3 2 (40.00%) Line Management
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Programme Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Records Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) CISM
1 3 (60.00%) CISSP
1 3 (60.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
1 3 (60.00%) SSCP
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (60.00%) NIST
2 2 (40.00%) Data Quality