Head of IT Development Job Trends in Bradford

Head of IT Development
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Head of IT Development salary in Bradford is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Development 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bradford 1.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile £79,063 - -
90th Percentile £81,500 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bradford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bradford. 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 Bradford with a recognized job title 175 71 197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.31% 98.61% 99.49%
Number of salaries quoted 63 29 158
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,875 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £73,075
West Yorkshire median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year +5.66% -3.11% -0.55%

Head of IT Development
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of IT Development' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bradford.

Head of IT Development job vacancy trend in Bradford

Head of IT Development
Salary Trend in Bradford

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Development job vacancies in Bradford.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT Development job vacancies in Bradford

Head of IT Development Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Head of IT Development job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bradford region featuring Head of IT Development in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Microservices
1 1 (33.33%) QA
1 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 1 (33.33%) System Testing

Head of IT Development Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Microservices
1 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 1 (33.33%) System Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Head of IT Development jobs