Head of IT Job Trends in Lancaster

Head of Information Technology
Lancashire > Lancaster

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Lancaster is £62,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 13 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 1 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancaster 2.27% 5.48% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% 5.88% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,000 £60,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £61,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% - -
75th Percentile £63,000 £62,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £90,000 £61,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +46.34% -27.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster with a recognized job title 33 68 57
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.00% 93.15% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28 57 26
10th Percentile £26,943 £25,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £39,720 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,692 £50,803 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.84% -0.39% +13.33%
75th Percentile £44,174 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £46,875 £63,110 £70,000
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £47,683 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.63% -4.63% +11.11%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Lancaster

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Lancaster

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Lancaster.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Lancaster

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancaster

For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Lancaster region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancaster 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 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft