Head of IT Infrastructure Jobs in England

Head of IT Infrastructure
UK > England

The median Head of IT Infrastructure salary in England is £71,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 692 821 912
Rank change year-on-year +129 +91 +217
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Infrastructure 1 2 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.002% 0.002% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.002% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 8
10th Percentile - £96,375 £74,125
25th Percentile £70,500 £96,563 £81,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £98,750 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.10% -17.71% +50.00%
75th Percentile £71,500 £101,563 £121,563
90th Percentile - £102,125 £126,625
UK median annual salary £71,000 £98,750 £117,500
% change year-on-year -28.10% -15.96% +46.88%

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 45,134 81,676 80,812
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.05% 94.55% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 24,494 60,830 51,454
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,126 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.60% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Head of IT Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Infrastructure in England

Head of IT Infrastructure
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of IT Infrastructure in England

Head of IT Infrastructure
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 IT Infrastructure within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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 - 1 £71,000 - 3
Head of IT Infrastructure
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Head of IT Infrastructure 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 IT Infrastructure in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Learning Management System
1 1 (100.00%) Moodle
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

Head of IT Infrastructure 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 1 (100.00%) Moodle
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft