Associate Director Job Trends in the City of London

Associate Director
Central London > City of London

The median Associate Director salary in the City of London is £113,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Associate Director 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £106,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £113,000 - -
75th Percentile £119,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £113,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,959 2,506 2,759
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 92.30% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,486 1,668 2,476
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,406 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £99,688 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,125 £115,375 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Associate Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Associate Director' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Associate Director job vacancy trend in the City of London

Associate Director
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Associate Director job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Associate Director job vacancies in the City of London

Associate Director Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Associate Director 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 City of London region featuring Associate Director in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) AI
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) Web Development
4 1 (16.67%) Business Development
4 1 (16.67%) CISA
4 1 (16.67%) CISM
4 1 (16.67%) CISSP
4 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) NIST
4 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS
4 1 (16.67%) PCI QSA
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case

Associate Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) AI
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) Web Development
4 1 (16.67%) Business Development
4 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) CISA
1 1 (16.67%) CISM
1 1 (16.67%) CISSP
1 1 (16.67%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (16.67%) NIST
1 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS