Head of Information Jobs in England

Head of Information
UK > England

The median Head of Information salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 796 892 1067
Rank change year-on-year +96 +175 -247
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 43 28 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.050% 0.031% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.034% 0.061%
Number of salaries quoted 35 22 56
10th Percentile £46,808 £51,109 £54,223
25th Percentile £57,500 £63,195 £65,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £82,051 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.59% +5.87% -8.82%
75th Percentile £98,750 £95,938 £101,250
90th Percentile £112,829 £118,625 £110,000
UK median annual salary £68,275 £82,051 £75,000
% change year-on-year -16.79% +9.40% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 81,017 81,732 129,546
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.50% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,430 51,948 75,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 14 May 2024.

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 14 May 2024. 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 +139 19 £62,500 -26.47% 8
South East +8 10 £73,410 -18.43% 6
Midlands +6 6 £99,750 +35.71% 3
North of England +36 5 £76,473 -4.41% 4
West Midlands +8 5 £99,500 +35.37% 1
Yorkshire +88 2 £92,500 +15.63% 2
East of England +4 2 £75,000 +60.43%
North East - 2 £61,473 - 1
North West +4 1 - - 1
East Midlands -18 1 £100,000 +46.52% 2
Head of Information
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, 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 30 (69.77%) Information Security
2 22 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (44.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (32.56%) Risk Management
5 13 (30.23%) Project Management
5 13 (30.23%) Management Information System
6 12 (27.91%) NIST
7 10 (23.26%) Social Skills
7 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (20.93%) GRC
9 8 (18.60%) Decision-Making
9 8 (18.60%) Incident Response
9 8 (18.60%) Budget Management
9 8 (18.60%) Security Cleared
9 8 (18.60%) Information Assurance
9 8 (18.60%) CISSP
10 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
10 7 (16.28%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (13.95%) NIST 800
11 6 (13.95%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (13.95%) Cyber Assurance
11 6 (13.95%) Security Operations
11 6 (13.95%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (13.95%) Budgeting
11 6 (13.95%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 6 (13.95%) NCSC
11 6 (13.95%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 6 (13.95%) Resource Management
11 6 (13.95%) Data Protection

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.33%) Firewall
1 1 (2.33%) LAN
1 1 (2.33%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.33%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (9.30%) Eclipse
General
1 10 (23.26%) Social Skills
2 7 (16.28%) Influencing Skills
3 5 (11.63%) Finance
4 4 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.98%) Legal
5 3 (6.98%) Police
6 2 (4.65%) Electronics
6 2 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.65%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 13 (30.23%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.95%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (13.95%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (9.30%) Onboarding
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Security Posture
4 2 (4.65%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (4.65%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.65%) SCADA
5 1 (2.33%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.33%) NHS
5 1 (2.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Windows
1 1 (2.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (69.77%) Information Security
2 22 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (32.56%) Risk Management
4 13 (30.23%) Project Management
5 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (18.60%) Budget Management
6 8 (18.60%) Decision-Making
6 8 (18.60%) Incident Response
6 8 (18.60%) Information Assurance
7 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
8 6 (13.95%) Budgeting
8 6 (13.95%) Cyber Assurance
8 6 (13.95%) Data Protection
8 6 (13.95%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 6 (13.95%) Resource Management
8 6 (13.95%) Security Operations
8 6 (13.95%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 5 (11.63%) Disaster Recovery
9 5 (11.63%) Innovative Thinking
10 4 (9.30%) CRM
Qualifications
1 8 (18.60%) CISSP
1 8 (18.60%) Security Cleared
2 5 (11.63%) CISM
2 5 (11.63%) DBS Check
2 5 (11.63%) Degree
3 3 (6.98%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (6.98%) SSCP
4 2 (4.65%) PMI Certification
4 2 (4.65%) PMP
4 2 (4.65%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (44.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (27.91%) NIST
3 9 (20.93%) GRC
4 7 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (13.95%) NCSC
5 6 (13.95%) NIST 800
6 3 (6.98%) GDPR
7 2 (4.65%) Data Quality
7 2 (4.65%) PCI DSS
8 1 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.33%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 1 (2.33%) Nessus
1 1 (2.33%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 1 (2.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (2.33%) Cisco
1 1 (2.33%) Citrix
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.33%) Splunk
1 1 (2.33%) VMware