Head of Technology Jobs in England

Head of Technology
UK > England

The median Head of Technology salary in England is £88,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 663 811 855
Rank change year-on-year +148 +44 +171
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Technology 28 32 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.057% 0.037% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.039% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 24 27 49
10th Percentile £49,500 £54,250 £65,006
25th Percentile £64,848 £55,000 £67,506
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £88,750 £76,250 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.39% -7.58% -8.33%
75th Percentile £142,500 £105,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £165,000 £127,000 £160,000
UK median annual salary £88,750 £76,250 £82,500
% change year-on-year +16.39% -7.58% -8.33%

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 44,665 81,175 81,176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.55% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 24,293 60,496 51,517
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,519 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Head of Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Technology in England

Head of Technology
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Technology in England

Head of Technology
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Technology in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Technology in England

Head of Technology
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 Technology within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
South East - 17 £107,500 - 13
North of England +50 5 £68,750 -2.40% 2
London +91 3 £70,047 -33.29% 21
North West +5 3 £93,750 +28.53% 1
Yorkshire +68 2 £60,000 -4.97%
Midlands +63 2 £87,500 -20.45% 4
West Midlands +56 2 £87,500 -20.45% 2
Head of Technology
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Head of Technology 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 Technology in the job title.

1 13 (46.43%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (42.86%) IT Strategy
2 12 (42.86%) Technology Strategy
3 9 (32.14%) Roadmaps
3 9 (32.14%) Project Management
4 8 (28.57%) Azure
4 8 (28.57%) Technology Transformation
5 7 (25.00%) Finance
6 6 (21.43%) Service Delivery
6 6 (21.43%) Microsoft
6 6 (21.43%) SaaS
6 6 (21.43%) Technology Roadmap
7 5 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (17.86%) Fintech
7 5 (17.86%) SharePoint
7 5 (17.86%) Information Security
7 5 (17.86%) Artificial Intelligence
8 4 (14.29%) Agile
8 4 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (14.29%) Data Management
8 4 (14.29%) GDPR
8 4 (14.29%) Insurtech
8 4 (14.29%) Sales Enablement
8 4 (14.29%) Power Platform
9 3 (10.71%) Decision-Making
9 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
9 3 (10.71%) Customer Service
9 3 (10.71%) Cost Control
9 3 (10.71%) Power Automate

Head of Technology 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 5 (17.86%) SharePoint
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 8 (28.57%) Azure
2 6 (21.43%) SaaS
3 5 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (14.29%) Power Platform
5 3 (10.71%) AWS
5 3 (10.71%) Entra ID
5 3 (10.71%) Power Automate
6 2 (7.14%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (7.14%) GCP
6 2 (7.14%) Nutanix
7 1 (3.57%) GitHub
7 1 (3.57%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.57%) Power BI
General
1 7 (25.00%) Finance
2 3 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (10.71%) Retail
3 2 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Legal
4 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.57%) Military
4 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) .NET
1 2 (7.14%) React
2 1 (3.57%) ASP.NET
2 1 (3.57%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.14%) AS400
1 2 (7.14%) Data Centre
1 2 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
1 2 (7.14%) iSeries
1 2 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (7.14%) Mainframe
1 2 (7.14%) Public Cloud
2 1 (3.57%) Cloud Native
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (3.57%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.71%) Windows
1 3 (10.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (46.43%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (42.86%) IT Strategy
2 12 (42.86%) Technology Strategy
3 9 (32.14%) Project Management
3 9 (32.14%) Roadmaps
4 8 (28.57%) Technology Transformation
5 6 (21.43%) Service Delivery
5 6 (21.43%) Technology Roadmap
6 5 (17.86%) Artificial Intelligence
6 5 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (17.86%) Fintech
6 5 (17.86%) Information Security
7 4 (14.29%) Agile
7 4 (14.29%) Data Management
7 4 (14.29%) Insurtech
7 4 (14.29%) Sales Enablement
7 4 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (10.71%) Budgeting
8 3 (10.71%) Decision-Making
8 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) PowerShell
2 2 (7.14%) RPG
3 1 (3.57%) C#
3 1 (3.57%) Java
3 1 (3.57%) PHP
3 1 (3.57%) Python
3 1 (3.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (10.71%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (3.57%) Degree
2 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
2 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.29%) GDPR
2 3 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (10.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (10.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (7.14%) PMO
3 2 (7.14%) QA
4 1 (3.57%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (10.71%) Active Directory
2 2 (7.14%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (3.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (7.14%) VxRail
2 1 (3.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.14%) Dell
2 2 (7.14%) VMware
3 1 (3.57%) Foundry
3 1 (3.57%) Oracle
3 1 (3.57%) Palantir
3 1 (3.57%) Salesforce