Head of IT Services Jobs in England

Head of IT Services
UK > England

The median Head of IT Services salary in England is £94,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 705 812 836
Rank change year-on-year +107 +24 +344
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Services 2 14 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.004% 0.016% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.017% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 1 14 5
10th Percentile - £55,973 £50,050
25th Percentile £92,250 £58,244 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £94,500 £107,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.09% +65.38% -16.13%
75th Percentile £96,750 £116,250 £80,000
90th Percentile - £141,000 -
UK median annual salary £94,500 £107,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year -12.09% +48.28% -13.43%

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 47,711 80,899 67,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.21% 94.69% 91.58%
Number of salaries quoted 26,594 57,551 47,157
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £39,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £80,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% -11.67% -

Head of IT Services
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Services in England

Head of IT Services
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of IT Services in England

Head of IT Services
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 Services within the England region over the 6 months to 20 July 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 +84 1 £94,500 -37.00% 3
South East +51 1 - - 1
Head of IT Services
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, Head of IT Services 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 Services in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Public Speaking
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) CAPM
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) B2B
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification

Head of IT Services 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Public Speaking
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) B2B
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CAPM
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
1 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft