Head of Applications Job Trends in Leeds

Head of Applications
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Head of Applications salary in Leeds is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
27 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Applications 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £83,000 - -
25th Percentile £83,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £86,250 - -
90th Percentile £87,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £85,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,623 888 1,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 94.47% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,046 615 1,397
10th Percentile £31,125 £29,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,574
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +15.00% -9.09%

Head of Applications
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Head of Applications job vacancy trend in Leeds

Head of Applications
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Head of Applications job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Applications job vacancies in Leeds

Head of Applications Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 27 July 2026, Head of Applications 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 Leeds region featuring Head of Applications in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Release Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow

Head of Applications Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Release Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
Head of Applications jobs