Head of IT Jobs in the East Midlands

Head of Information Technology
England > East Midlands

The median Head of Information Technology salary in the East Midlands is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 184 167
Rank change year-on-year +44 -17 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 5 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.19% 0.11% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.12% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - £62,375
25th Percentile £46,250 £55,000 £67,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £81,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% -26.15% +20.37%
75th Percentile £63,125 £65,000 £95,313
90th Percentile £71,750 - £101,125
England median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,517 4,157 2,499
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 94.50% 88.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,047 3,020 1,352
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in the East Midlands

Head of IT
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Head of IT in the East Midlands

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in the East Midlands

Head of IT
Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Derbyshire +15 3 £47,500 - 1
Lincolnshire - 2 - -
Head of IT
England

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 11 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 East Midlands region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (80.00%) ITSM
2 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (60.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Service Catalogue
3 2 (40.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
3 2 (40.00%) Local Government
3 2 (40.00%) Problem Management
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) Azure
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) Line Management
4 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) Asset Management

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Azure
1 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
General
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Local Government
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) ITSM
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
2 3 (60.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Problem Management
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Service Catalogue
3 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) Line Management
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft