Head of Infrastructure Job Trends in London

Head of Infrastructure
England > London

The median Head of Infrastructure salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 412 432
Rank change year-on-year +48 +20 +246
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Infrastructure 18 12 17
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.13% 0.076% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.081% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 18 12 17
10th Percentile £75,613 £66,500 £63,888
25th Percentile £98,125 £81,875 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £108,750 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% -1.14% -
75th Percentile - £118,750 £125,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £142,375 £150,000
England median annual salary £100,000 £82,500 £102,500
% change year-on-year +21.21% -19.51% -6.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,441 14,745 16,938
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 93.26% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,234 8,645 13,674
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Head of Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Infrastructure job vacancy trend in London

Head of Infrastructure
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Infrastructure job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Infrastructure job vacancies in London

Head of Infrastructure
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Infrastructure in London over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Infrastructure in London

Head of Infrastructure
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Infrastructure within the London region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +45 2 £112,500 +3.45%
Head of Infrastructure
England

Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Head of Infrastructure 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 London region featuring Head of Infrastructure in the job title.

1 10 (55.56%) Disaster Recovery
2 9 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 9 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 9 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 9 (50.00%) High Availability
3 8 (44.44%) Azure
3 8 (44.44%) ITIL
3 8 (44.44%) Service Delivery
4 7 (38.89%) AWS
4 7 (38.89%) AWS Certification
4 7 (38.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 7 (38.89%) Azure Certification
4 7 (38.89%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 7 (38.89%) GCP
4 7 (38.89%) Infrastructure Management
4 7 (38.89%) IT Strategy
4 7 (38.89%) Network Architecture
4 7 (38.89%) Resource Allocation
4 7 (38.89%) Resource Management
5 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (22.22%) MRICS
5 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (16.67%) Business Continuity
6 3 (16.67%) Roadmaps
7 2 (11.11%) Business Agility
7 2 (11.11%) Capacity Management
7 2 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (11.11%) Data Protection
7 2 (11.11%) Digital Innovation
7 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture

Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 8 (44.44%) Azure
2 7 (38.89%) AWS
2 7 (38.89%) GCP
3 1 (5.56%) SaaS
General
1 11 (61.11%) Finance
2 9 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Financial Institution
3 7 (38.89%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) .NET
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) Disaster Recovery
2 9 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 9 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 9 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 9 (50.00%) High Availability
3 8 (44.44%) ITIL
3 8 (44.44%) Service Delivery
4 7 (38.89%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 7 (38.89%) Infrastructure Management
4 7 (38.89%) IT Strategy
4 7 (38.89%) Network Architecture
4 7 (38.89%) Resource Allocation
4 7 (38.89%) Resource Management
5 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (16.67%) Business Continuity
6 3 (16.67%) Roadmaps
7 2 (11.11%) Business Agility
7 2 (11.11%) Digital Innovation
7 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) AWS Certification
1 7 (38.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 7 (38.89%) Azure Certification
2 4 (22.22%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) GDPR
1 1 (5.56%) PCI DSS
1 1 (5.56%) QA