Head of IT Jobs in England

Head of Information Technology
UK > England

The median Head of Information Technology salary in England is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 571 699 885
Rank change year-on-year +128 +186 -155
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 281 234 261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.26% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.28% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 235 116 192
10th Percentile £57,500 £56,092 £52,525
25th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -6.45%
75th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £116,250 £120,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -6.45%

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 81,185 82,540 127,939
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.53% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 60,576 52,509 74,661
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,288 £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 £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
North of England +87 98 £70,000 +7.69% 8
London +149 85 £100,000 +12.68% 16
North West +43 64 £70,000 -12.50% 4
Midlands -6 31 £75,000 +15.38% 5
Yorkshire +80 30 £110,000 +86.42% 2
East of England +29 30 £90,000 +20.00% 2
West Midlands +26 26 £75,000 +11.11% 3
South West -29 20 £65,500 +9.17% 2
South East -4 18 £82,500 -0.96% 5
East Midlands -13 5 £60,000 -26.15% 2
North East -7 4 £93,500 +91.79% 2
Head of IT
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Head of IT 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 in the job title.

1 88 (31.32%) IT Strategy
2 82 (29.18%) Social Skills
3 63 (22.42%) ITIL
3 63 (22.42%) Finance
4 62 (22.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (21.35%) Roadmaps
6 59 (21.00%) Project Management
7 53 (18.86%) Cybersecurity
8 49 (17.44%) Service Delivery
9 46 (16.37%) Microsoft
9 46 (16.37%) Degree
10 45 (16.01%) Microsoft 365
11 44 (15.66%) Azure
11 44 (15.66%) Budget Management
11 44 (15.66%) Problem-Solving
12 42 (14.95%) ITSM
13 41 (14.59%) ERP
14 39 (13.88%) Service Management
14 39 (13.88%) Analytical Skills
15 38 (13.52%) Mentoring
15 38 (13.52%) Windows
16 37 (13.17%) CRM
17 34 (12.10%) SLA
18 31 (11.03%) Stakeholder Management
18 31 (11.03%) Retail
19 30 (10.68%) Management Information System
20 29 (10.32%) Agile
20 29 (10.32%) Active Directory
20 29 (10.32%) GDPR
21 28 (9.96%) Collaborative Culture

Head of IT 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 10 (3.56%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (3.20%) AutoCAD
1 9 (3.20%) Revit
2 3 (1.07%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (1.07%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.85%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.07%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.36%) Epicor Vantage
5 1 (0.36%) Magento
5 1 (0.36%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 45 (16.01%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (15.66%) Azure
3 15 (5.34%) AWS
4 9 (3.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 9 (3.20%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.78%) SaaS
6 5 (1.78%) WhatsApp
7 3 (1.07%) Commercetools
7 3 (1.07%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.07%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8 1 (0.36%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.36%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.05%) Firewall
2 15 (5.34%) WAN
3 14 (4.98%) LAN
3 14 (4.98%) VPN
4 7 (2.49%) WLAN
5 6 (2.14%) Broadband
5 6 (2.14%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.78%) VoIP
7 4 (1.42%) Network Security
8 2 (0.71%) SAN
9 1 (0.36%) DHCP
9 1 (0.36%) DNS
9 1 (0.36%) NAS
9 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.20%) Power BI
2 8 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.78%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.71%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.42%) Eclipse
2 3 (1.07%) JIRA
General
1 82 (29.18%) Social Skills
2 63 (22.42%) Finance
3 39 (13.88%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (11.03%) Retail
5 25 (8.90%) Legal
6 24 (8.54%) Manufacturing
7 18 (6.41%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (4.27%) Games
9 12 (4.27%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.91%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.85%) Banking
12 6 (2.14%) Back Office
13 5 (1.78%) Marketing
14 4 (1.42%) Automotive
14 4 (1.42%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.42%) Law
15 3 (1.07%) Turkish Language
16 2 (0.71%) Front Office
16 2 (0.71%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.20%) Unreal Engine
1 9 (3.20%) V-Ray
2 2 (0.71%) Web Services
3 1 (0.36%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.68%) Management Information System
2 16 (5.69%) Video Conferencing
3 13 (4.63%) FMCG
4 9 (3.20%) Augmented Reality
4 9 (3.20%) e-Learning
4 9 (3.20%) HoloLens
4 9 (3.20%) HTC Vive
4 9 (3.20%) Oculus
4 9 (3.20%) Virtual Reality
5 8 (2.85%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.49%) PMI
7 5 (1.78%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (1.78%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.07%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.07%) CMDB
9 3 (1.07%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.07%) Hedge funds
9 3 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.71%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 38 (13.52%) Windows
2 16 (5.69%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.85%) Linux
4 5 (1.78%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (31.32%) IT Strategy
2 63 (22.42%) ITIL
3 62 (22.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 60 (21.35%) Roadmaps
5 59 (21.00%) Project Management
6 53 (18.86%) Cybersecurity
7 49 (17.44%) Service Delivery
8 44 (15.66%) Budget Management
8 44 (15.66%) Problem-Solving
9 42 (14.95%) ITSM
10 41 (14.59%) ERP
11 39 (13.88%) Service Management
12 38 (13.52%) Mentoring
13 37 (13.17%) CRM
14 31 (11.03%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (10.32%) Agile
16 28 (9.96%) Collaborative Culture
16 28 (9.96%) Information Security
17 27 (9.61%) Customer Service
18 26 (9.25%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.83%) SQL
2 3 (1.07%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.36%) Bash
3 1 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 46 (16.37%) Degree
2 14 (4.98%) PMI Certification
3 11 (3.91%) CISSP
4 10 (3.56%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.49%) PMP
6 7 (2.49%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.49%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.78%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.42%) CISA
8 4 (1.42%) CISM
9 3 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.07%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.07%) MCSE
10 2 (0.71%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.36%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.36%) MBA
11 1 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (12.10%) SLA
2 29 (10.32%) GDPR
3 27 (9.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.42%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.07%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.71%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.71%) NIST
8 1 (0.36%) COBIT
8 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.36%) GRC
8 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.36%) PMO
8 1 (0.36%) QA
8 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 29 (10.32%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.14%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (1.78%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.78%) AirWatch
2 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.36%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 46 (16.37%) Microsoft
2 28 (9.96%) VMware
3 16 (5.69%) SAP
4 12 (4.27%) Adobe
5 9 (3.20%) Autodesk
6 6 (2.14%) Palo Alto
6 6 (2.14%) Veeam
7 5 (1.78%) CrowdStrike
7 5 (1.78%) LogicMonitor
7 5 (1.78%) Okta
8 4 (1.42%) Oracle
8 4 (1.42%) Talend
9 3 (1.07%) Cisco
9 3 (1.07%) Google
9 3 (1.07%) Sage
9 3 (1.07%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.07%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.71%) Meraki
10 2 (0.71%) NEC
11 1 (0.36%) Sophis