Head of Business Systems Job Trends in England

Head of Business Systems
UK > England

The median Head of Business Systems salary in England is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 609 673 676
Rank change year-on-year +64 +3 +277
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Business Systems 8 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.015% 0.012% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.013% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 2
10th Percentile £62,000 - £76,625
25th Percentile £62,500 £82,500 £79,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £85,000 £86,250
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -1.45% -5.48%
75th Percentile £115,000 £87,500 £91,563
90th Percentile £117,000 - £92,875
UK median annual salary £110,000 £85,000 £86,250
% change year-on-year +29.41% -1.45% -5.48%

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 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
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%

Head of Business Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Head of Business Systems job vacancy trend in England

Head of Business Systems
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Head of Business Systems job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Business Systems job vacancies in England

Head of Business Systems
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Business Systems in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of Business Systems in England

Head of Business Systems
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Business Systems within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
London - 4 £110,000 -
South East +33 3 £65,000 -23.53% 1
North of England - 1 £62,500 -
Yorkshire - 1 £62,500 -
Head of Business Systems
UK

Head of Business Systems Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Head of Business Systems 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 Head of Business Systems in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) Change Management
1 3 (37.50%) People Management
1 3 (37.50%) Salesforce
1 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (25.00%) BCP
2 2 (25.00%) Business Case
2 2 (25.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (25.00%) Business Continuity Planning
2 2 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (25.00%) CRM
2 2 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (25.00%) ERP
2 2 (25.00%) Line Management
2 2 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (25.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (25.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (25.00%) Workload Management
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (12.50%) Document Management
3 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (12.50%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (12.50%) Intranet

Head of Business Systems 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Change Management
1 3 (37.50%) People Management
1 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (25.00%) BCP
2 2 (25.00%) Business Case
2 2 (25.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (25.00%) Business Continuity Planning
2 2 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (25.00%) CRM
2 2 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (25.00%) ERP
2 2 (25.00%) Line Management
2 2 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (25.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (25.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (25.00%) Workload Management
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Salesforce
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft