Chief Technologist Job Trends in England

Chief Technologist
UK > England

The median Chief Technologist salary in England is £127,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 600 - 681
Rank change year-on-year - - +287
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Technologist 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.004% - 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £116,250 - -
25th Percentile £118,125 - £103,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £127,500 - £109,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.17%
75th Percentile £138,125 - £114,500
90th Percentile £140,750 - -
UK median annual salary £127,500 - £109,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 48,271 44,715 46,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.72% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,563 23,396 36,518
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,419
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Chief Technologist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Chief Technologist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Chief Technologist job vacancy trend in England

Chief Technologist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Chief Technologist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Chief Technologist job vacancies in England

Chief Technologist Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Chief Technologist 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 England region featuring Chief Technologist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Broadcom
1 2 (100.00%) Dell
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Tenable

Chief Technologist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Broadcom
1 2 (100.00%) Dell
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (50.00%) Tenable