IT Director Job Trends in Leeds

Director of IT
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Director of IT salary in Leeds is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 89 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.15% 0.097% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.10% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £87,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £95,000 £87,500 -
% change year-on-year +8.57% - -

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 1,242 992 1,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 95.85% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 804 564 940
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,970
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -6.20% +1.76%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,445 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.99% -8.28% -

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

IT Director job vacancy trend in Leeds

IT Director
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Leeds

IT Director Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 6 January 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 Leeds region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Case Management
1 2 (100.00%) Document Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

IT Director 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Case Management
1 2 (100.00%) Document Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft