Head of IT Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Head of Information Technology
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Cambridgeshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - 104
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.13% - 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £96,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £97,500
75th Percentile - - £98,750
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £90,000 - £90,000
% change year-on-year - - +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 1,500 550 1,580
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.34% 94.34% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,073 371 1,212
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%
75th Percentile £73,750 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,775 £75,000 £83,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -13.64%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Head of IT job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Head of IT
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 3 July 2026. 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
Cambridge - 1 - - 2
Peterborough - 1 £55,000 -
Head of IT
East of England

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 3 July 2026, Head of IT 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Apple
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Internet
2 1 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft