IT Director Job Trends in East London

Director of IT
London > East London

The median Director of IT salary in East London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East London 1.74% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.02% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
London median annual salary £100,000 £100,000 £120,000
% change year-on-year - -16.67% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East 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 East London with a recognized job title 248 141 118
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.11% 81.03% 78.15%
Number of salaries quoted 141 81 82
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,000 £26,025
25th Percentile £30,000 £55,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £80,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +71.12% -6.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £100,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £107,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

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

IT Director job vacancy trend in East London

IT Director
Salary Trend in East London

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in East London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in East London

IT Director
Job Locations in East London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the East London region over the 6 months to 3 August 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
Dagenham - 4 £100,000 - 1
Tower Hamlets - 1 - -
IT Director
London

IT Director Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 3 August 2026, IT 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 East London region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) ACCA
3 1 (20.00%) CIMA
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Modelling

IT Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East 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 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Modelling
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) ACCA
1 1 (20.00%) CIMA