Head of Information Jobs in England

Head of Information
UK > England

The median Head of Information salary in England is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 671 797 890
Rank change year-on-year +126 +93 +188
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 20 43 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.041% 0.050% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.053% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 19 35 23
10th Percentile £64,000 £46,808 £51,217
25th Percentile £73,750 £57,500 £64,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £84,101
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -10.82% +8.52%
75th Percentile £117,500 £98,750 £95,625
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,829 £117,250
UK median annual salary £87,500 £68,275 £84,101
% change year-on-year +28.16% -18.82% +12.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 44,258 81,164 82,197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.65% 94.49% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 24,638 60,585 52,246
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,650 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information in England.

Salary trend for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information in England over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
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 Information within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London +108 13 £95,000 +52.00% 16
North of England +62 5 £77,500 +1.34% 2
North West +4 3 £77,500 - 2
Yorkshire +70 2 £60,000 -35.14%
South East +88 1 - - 8
East of England +45 1 £95,000 +26.67%
Head of Information
UK

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Head of Information 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 England region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 18 (90.00%) Information Security
2 14 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (55.00%) PCI DSS
5 10 (50.00%) Retail
5 10 (50.00%) Risk Management
6 9 (45.00%) Data Protection
6 9 (45.00%) GDPR
6 9 (45.00%) NIST
6 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
6 9 (45.00%) Security Posture
7 8 (40.00%) Incident Response
8 7 (35.00%) Data Privacy
8 7 (35.00%) SIEM
8 7 (35.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 7 (35.00%) Management Information System
9 6 (30.00%) Firewall
9 6 (30.00%) Data Security
9 6 (30.00%) Security Management
9 6 (30.00%) Legal
9 6 (30.00%) Network Security
9 6 (30.00%) Incident Management
9 6 (30.00%) Root Cause Analysis
9 6 (30.00%) Azure
9 6 (30.00%) GCP
9 6 (30.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 6 (30.00%) Identity Access Management
9 6 (30.00%) Security Operations
9 6 (30.00%) Internal Audit
9 6 (30.00%) Data Loss Prevention

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (30.00%) Azure
1 6 (30.00%) GCP
2 3 (15.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (15.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (10.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (30.00%) Firewall
1 6 (30.00%) Network Security
General
1 10 (50.00%) Retail
2 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (30.00%) Legal
4 3 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.00%) .NET
1 2 (10.00%) ASP.NET
1 2 (10.00%) ASP.NET MVC
1 2 (10.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (45.00%) Security Posture
2 7 (35.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.00%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (90.00%) Information Security
2 14 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 9 (45.00%) Data Protection
5 8 (40.00%) Incident Response
6 7 (35.00%) Data Privacy
6 7 (35.00%) SIEM
6 7 (35.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 6 (30.00%) Data Loss Prevention
7 6 (30.00%) Data Security
7 6 (30.00%) Identity Access Management
7 6 (30.00%) Incident Management
7 6 (30.00%) Internal Audit
7 6 (30.00%) Root Cause Analysis
7 6 (30.00%) Security Management
7 6 (30.00%) Security Operations
7 6 (30.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
9 4 (20.00%) Project Management
9 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) CISSP
2 3 (15.00%) CISM
2 3 (15.00%) Degree
2 3 (15.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (55.00%) PCI DSS
3 9 (45.00%) GDPR
3 9 (45.00%) NIST
4 5 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (10.00%) GRC
5 2 (10.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft