Director of IT
UK > England
The median Director of IT salary in England is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 651 | 750 | 809 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +99 | +59 | +258 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 34 | 93 | 88 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.069% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.076% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 81 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £83,750 | £55,832 | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,938 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £88,560 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.21% | -1.60% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £126,250 | £117,500 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £135,000 | £145,000 | £155,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £110,000 | £89,280 | £92,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.21% | -3.48% | -2.63% |
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 | 44,450 | 84,705 | 79,000 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.67% | 91.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,451 | 62,722 | 50,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,070 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,952 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
IT Director
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director in England.
IT Director
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
IT Director
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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 |
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| London | +94 | 16 | £95,000 | -20.83% | 30 |
| South East | +84 | 9 | £125,000 | +42.86% | 53 |
| Midlands | +67 | 4 | £86,250 | +15.00% | 35 |
| East of England | +45 | 3 | £110,000 | +57.14% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 3 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 19 |
| South West | +99 | 1 | £130,000 | +46.79% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| North of England | +44 | 1 | - | - | 41 |
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IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, IT Director 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 IT Director in the job title.
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IT Director 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: