Head of IT Jobs in Lancashire

Head of Information Technology
North West > Lancashire

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Lancashire is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 76 70
Rank change year-on-year -66 -6 +56
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 4 12 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 0.19% 0.92% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.99% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 4 12 1
10th Percentile £58,600 - -
25th Percentile £70,750 £60,750 £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £63,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.92% -25.88% +41.67%
75th Percentile £103,125 - £87,500
90th Percentile £122,250 - -
North West median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -12.50% +0.63%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 2,034 1,208 570
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 92.92% 82.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,274 1,028 363
10th Percentile £41,250 £28,000 £27,050
25th Percentile £47,683 £33,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,249 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.62% -4.74% +11.11%
75th Percentile £54,793 £60,741 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,000 £64,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Lancashire

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in Lancashire

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Lancashire over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Lancashire

Head of IT
Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 10 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
Blackburn - 1 £130,000 -
Preston - 1 £90,000 - 1
Head of IT
North West

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

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 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 Lancashire region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Service Management
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) Budget Control
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Design
2 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Emotional Intelligence

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Internet
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (25.00%) Budget Control
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Facilities Management
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (25.00%) People Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Service Design
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001