Head of IT Operations Jobs in England

Head of Information Technology Operations
UK > England

The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary in England is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 662 806 912
Rank change year-on-year +144 +106 +237
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations 15 28 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.031% 0.033% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.035% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 13 13 14
10th Percentile £68,500 - £74,375
25th Percentile - £65,000 £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £80,000 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% +48.41%
75th Percentile - £102,500 £120,000
90th Percentile - £147,500 £127,125
UK median annual salary £100,000 £82,500 £110,000
% change year-on-year +21.21% -25.00% +53.85%

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 43,278 80,816 83,674
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 94.49% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 24,456 60,386 53,004
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £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 £71,991 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,125 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,501 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Operations in England

Head of IT Operations
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of IT Operations in England

Head of IT Operations
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Operations in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT Operations in England

Head of IT Operations
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 Operations within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North of England +66 10 £100,000 +42.86% 1
Yorkshire +63 10 £100,000 - 1
South East +109 4 £80,000 -46.67% 1
London +94 1 £51,500 -54.22% 4
Head of IT Operations
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Head of IT Operations 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 Operations in the job title.

1 14 (93.33%) ITIL
2 13 (86.67%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (66.67%) People Management
4 4 (26.67%) Project Management
5 3 (20.00%) Finance
5 3 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 3 (20.00%) Change Management
6 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (13.33%) Time Management
6 2 (13.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (13.33%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
6 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (13.33%) GDPR
6 2 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (13.33%) IT Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) Tech Ops
6 2 (13.33%) Project Delivery
6 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
6 2 (13.33%) Cost Control
6 2 (13.33%) Information Security
7 1 (6.67%) Risk Register
7 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
7 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
7 1 (6.67%) Budget Management
7 1 (6.67%) Cost Optimisation
7 1 (6.67%) Technology Roadmap
7 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (6.67%) Data Governance

Head of IT Operations 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 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.67%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) DHCP
1 1 (6.67%) DNS
1 1 (6.67%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (20.00%) Finance
2 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Legal
3 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
1 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (93.33%) ITIL
2 13 (86.67%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (66.67%) People Management
4 4 (26.67%) Project Management
5 3 (20.00%) Change Management
5 3 (20.00%) Service Delivery
6 2 (13.33%) Cost Control
6 2 (13.33%) Information Security
6 2 (13.33%) IT Strategy
6 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
6 2 (13.33%) Project Delivery
6 2 (13.33%) Tech Ops
6 2 (13.33%) Time Management
7 1 (6.67%) Budget Management
7 1 (6.67%) Cost Optimisation
7 1 (6.67%) Line Management
7 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (6.67%) Risk Register
7 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
7 1 (6.67%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (13.33%) GDPR
1 2 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (13.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Salesforce
2 1 (6.67%) SAP
2 1 (6.67%) Workday