Head of IT Jobs in Leeds

Head of Information Technology
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Leeds is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 121 162
Rank change year-on-year +54 +41 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 11 15 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 1.43% 0.66% 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 0.68% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 11 15 8
10th Percentile £78,750 £58,244 £49,975
25th Percentile - £78,750 £55,325
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £112,500 £59,007
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +90.66% +2.62%
75th Percentile - £116,250 £69,688
90th Percentile - - £74,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £100,000 £112,500 £62,250
% change year-on-year -11.11% +80.72% +8.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 723 2,200 2,758
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 96.07% 95.17%
Number of salaries quoted 478 1,593 1,657
10th Percentile £28,963 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,375 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,955 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +9.62%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Leeds

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in Leeds

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Leeds over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Leeds

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 22 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 Leeds region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) ITIL
1 10 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (81.82%) People Management
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
4 1 (9.09%) IT Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) GRC
4 1 (9.09%) MS Access
4 1 (9.09%) ERP
4 1 (9.09%) Service Management
4 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
4 1 (9.09%) ITSM
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
4 1 (9.09%) Information Security
4 1 (9.09%) IT Governance

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) MS Access
1 1 (9.09%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Cybersecurity
1 10 (90.91%) ITIL
2 9 (81.82%) People Management
3 1 (9.09%) ERP
3 1 (9.09%) Information Security
3 1 (9.09%) IT Governance
3 1 (9.09%) IT Strategy
3 1 (9.09%) ITSM
3 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
3 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Service Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GRC