Head of IT Jobs in Blackburn

Head of Information Technology
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Blackburn is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 0.37% - 3.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% - 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £125,000 - £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 - £85,000
75th Percentile £135,000 - £87,500
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £85,000 £63,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +34.92% -25.88% +41.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackburn. 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 Blackburn with a recognized job title 272 73 26
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.63% 79.35% 92.86%
Number of salaries quoted 225 73 20
10th Percentile - £22,489 £36,125
25th Percentile £47,683 £23,000 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £32,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.01% -35.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £54,793 £45,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £58,943 £63,000 £61,625
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,249 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.74% +11.11%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Blackburn

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Blackburn

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in Blackburn.

Salary trend for Head of IT in Blackburn

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 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 across the Blackburn region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management