IT Director Job Trends in Lancashire

Director of IT
North West > Lancashire

As of 17 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Director of IT salary in Lancashire.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 - 92
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.14% - 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £60,000
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £100,000 £100,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +37.93% -3.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,430 1,007 1,331
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.95% 88.41% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 989 355 1,022
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,683 £45,249
Median % change year-on-year -5.63% +5.38% -4.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,424 £65,000 £75,772
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -9.09%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Director' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

IT Director job vacancy trend in Lancashire

IT Director
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Lancashire.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Lancashire

IT Director
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 17 July 2026. 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
Preston - 2 - -
IT Director
North West

IT Director Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, IT Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Lancashire region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning

IT Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check