Head of IT Job Trends in the City of London

Head of Information Technology
Central London > City of London

The median Head of Information Technology salary in the City of London is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 156 149
Rank change year-on-year +29 -7 +88
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 7 9 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.30% 0.34% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.37% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 17
10th Percentile £62,875 £85,000 £66,000
25th Percentile £66,813 £86,875 £68,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £90,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +3.90%
75th Percentile £131,250 £90,625 £117,500
90th Percentile £132,500 £91,000 £152,500
Central London median annual salary £105,000 £90,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 2,173 2,445 2,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 92.09% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,587 2,388
10th Percentile £40,532 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% - -1.33%
75th Percentile £99,375 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 the City of London.

Head of IT job vacancy trend in the City of London

Head of IT
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in the City of London

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in the City of London

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 City of London region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (57.14%) IT Strategy
1 4 (57.14%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (42.86%) Project Management
2 3 (42.86%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (28.57%) Adaptiv
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) CFA
3 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (28.57%) Data Management
3 2 (28.57%) FIS
3 2 (28.57%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 2 (28.57%) Java
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
3 2 (28.57%) Murex
3 2 (28.57%) PMI Certification
3 2 (28.57%) PMP
3 2 (28.57%) Regulatory Change
3 2 (28.57%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (28.57%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Agile

Head of IT 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Adaptiv
2 1 (14.29%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Banking
4 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (14.29%) Law
4 1 (14.29%) Legal
4 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk
2 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Derivative
2 1 (14.29%) Digital Signage
2 1 (14.29%) Learning Management System
2 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (57.14%) IT Strategy
1 4 (57.14%) ITIL
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (42.86%) Project Management
2 3 (42.86%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Credit Risk Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (28.57%) Data Management
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
3 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
3 2 (28.57%) Regulatory Change
3 2 (28.57%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) CFA
1 2 (28.57%) ITIL Certification
1 2 (28.57%) PMI Certification
1 2 (28.57%) PMP
2 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) GDPR
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) FIS
1 2 (28.57%) Murex
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow