Head of Information Technology
North West > Cheshire
The median Head of Information Technology salary in Cheshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 93 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -9 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.12% | 0.49% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.51% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £62,500 | £105,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £65,000 | £110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -40.91% | +38.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £73,750 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £91,000 | - |
| North West median annual salary | £75,000 | £67,500 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -18.18% | +3.77% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 633 | 1,753 | 709 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 76.82% | 96.05% | 87.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 270 | 1,288 | 454 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,000 | £25,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £34,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £57,500 | £67,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £89,625 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Head of IT
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in Cheshire.
Head of IT
Job Locations in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 15 June 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 |
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| Warrington | +28 | 1 | £80,000 | - | |
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Head of IT Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 15 June 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 Cheshire region featuring Head of IT in the job title.
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Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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