Head of IT Jobs in East Sussex

Head of Information Technology
South East > East Sussex

The median Head of Information Technology salary in East Sussex is £140,000 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 39 - 90
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 7 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 1.97% - 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.13% - 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile - - £85,002
90th Percentile - - £94,003
South East median annual salary £72,500 £82,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -12.12% - +5.77%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title 328 649 791
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 92.06% 85.24%
Number of salaries quoted 216 502 575
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,000 £32,347
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £64,063 £65,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £80,125 £78,750 £79,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in East Sussex

Head of IT
Salary Trend in East Sussex

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in East Sussex

Head of IT
Job Locations in East Sussex

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 Sussex 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
Brighton - 6 - -
Head of IT
South East

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Sussex

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 Sussex region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Legal
2 6 (85.71%) Degree
2 6 (85.71%) People Management
2 6 (85.71%) Case Management
2 6 (85.71%) IT Strategy
2 6 (85.71%) Technology Roadmap
2 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
2 6 (85.71%) Roadmaps
2 6 (85.71%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
3 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
3 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) PMO
3 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) Agile

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Data Warehouse
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Case Management
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Service
1 6 (85.71%) IT Strategy
1 6 (85.71%) People Management
1 6 (85.71%) Roadmaps
1 6 (85.71%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Budget Management
2 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO