Head of IT Jobs in Central London

Head of Information Technology
London > Central London

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Central London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 166 242
Rank change year-on-year +14 +76 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 8 30 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.32% 0.79% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.83% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 23 11
10th Percentile £68,900 - £56,750
25th Percentile £72,125 £98,750 £69,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £110,000 £73,210
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +50.25% -13.87%
75th Percentile £86,875 £121,250 £84,375
90th Percentile £89,500 £140,000 £105,000
London median annual salary £87,500 £100,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +12.90%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,287 3,604 4,925
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.66% 95.34% 95.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,619 2,795 4,101
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,625 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £73,210
Median % change year-on-year - -0.97% +0.98%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Central London

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in Central London

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Central London over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Central London

Head of IT
Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 17 May 2025. 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
City of London +22 8 £80,000 -27.27% 1
City of Westminster - 4 - -
Head of IT
London

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 17 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 Central London region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
1 7 (87.50%) Azure
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (50.00%) Marketing
2 4 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 4 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Retention
3 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 2 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (25.00%) BCP
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (25.00%) Service Management
3 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (25.00%) ITSM
4 1 (12.50%) Data Security
4 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
4 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Firewall
4 1 (12.50%) Windows
4 1 (12.50%) CRM
4 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
4 1 (12.50%) SQL Server

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Moodle
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (87.50%) Azure
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 1 (12.50%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Customer Retention
1 4 (50.00%) Data Privacy
1 4 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) BCP
2 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
2 2 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
2 2 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (25.00%) ITSM
2 2 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (25.00%) Service Management
2 2 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity
3 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity Planning
3 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (12.50%) CRM
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Data Security
3 1 (12.50%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) ServiceNow