Head of Information Technology
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Head of Information Technology salary in Birmingham is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
101 |
115 |
101 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+14 |
-14 |
+27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT |
7 |
15 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham |
0.40% |
0.83% |
0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.43% |
0.88% |
0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
7 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£65,750 |
£69,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£68,125 |
£70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
£70,000 |
£92,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+42.86% |
-24.32% |
+20.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£137,500 |
£97,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£120,000 |
£200,000 |
£102,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.03% |
+3.33% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title |
1,623 |
1,708 |
1,297 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.28% |
94.68% |
95.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,180 |
835 |
1,104 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£37,200 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£43,500 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.55% |
-2.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,375 |
£87,500 |
£80,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£49,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+6.06% |
-5.71% |
