Head of IT Job Trends in Lichfield

Head of Information Technology
Staffordshire > Lichfield

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Lichfield is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lichfield 2.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £85,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £80,000 £81,250 -
% change year-on-year -1.54% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lichfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lichfield. 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 Lichfield with a recognized job title 38 6 18
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 50.00% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 30 2 18
10th Percentile £26,375 £46,625 £22,539
25th Percentile £26,705 £47,188 £25,042
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,694 £48,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.19% +39.29% -22.22%
75th Percentile £45,000 £49,688 £50,938
90th Percentile £60,000 £49,875 £55,250
Staffordshire median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -11.11%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Lichfield

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

Head of IT job vacancy trend in Lichfield

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Lichfield

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Lichfield

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lichfield

For the 6 months to 21 January 2026, Head of IT 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 Lichfield region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lichfield 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 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) BCP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS