Head of IT Job Trends 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 October 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 58 61
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 1 1 9
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.24% 0.19% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.20% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £72,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +86.67% +7.14% +18.06%
75th Percentile - £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile - - £78,250
South East median annual salary £75,000 £82,500 £73,750
% change year-on-year -9.09% +11.86% -18.06%

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 387 492 578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 94.98% 93.83%
Number of salaries quoted 192 370 478
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,188 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% -

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Head of IT job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Head of IT
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in East Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in East Sussex

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, 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 East Sussex region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO