Head of IT Job Trends in London

Head of Information Technology
England > London

The median Head of Information Technology salary in London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 377 395
Rank change year-on-year +38 +18 +180
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 29 47 52
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.21% 0.30% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.33% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 20 24 49
10th Percentile £67,525 £68,000 £67,000
25th Percentile £80,313 £81,875 £82,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £103,750 £110,313 £115,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £117,625 £121,750
England median annual salary £95,000 £77,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +22.58% -8.82% +6.25%

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 12,509 14,421 16,968
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,294 8,343 13,685
10th Percentile £36,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,204 £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 £95,125 £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% - -2.44%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Head of IT job vacancy trend in London

Head of IT
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in London

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in London over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in London

Head of IT
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 IT within the London region over the 6 months to 5 January 2026. 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 +42 7 £105,000 +16.67% 2
West London - 5 £95,000 - 2
South London +39 3 - -
Head of IT
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 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 London region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 18 (62.07%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (44.83%) Risk Management
3 11 (37.93%) IT Strategy
3 11 (37.93%) Roadmaps
4 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
5 9 (31.03%) Azure
5 9 (31.03%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (31.03%) Service Delivery
6 8 (27.59%) GDPR
6 8 (27.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (24.14%) Data Protection
7 7 (24.14%) Information Security
7 7 (24.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (20.69%) CISM
8 6 (20.69%) CISSP
8 6 (20.69%) Data Security
8 6 (20.69%) Firewall
8 6 (20.69%) Incident Response
8 6 (20.69%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (20.69%) NIST
8 6 (20.69%) Project Management
8 6 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (20.69%) Technology Strategy
8 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (20.69%) WAN
9 5 (17.24%) Agile
9 5 (17.24%) AWS
9 5 (17.24%) CASB
9 5 (17.24%) CISA
9 5 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials

Head of IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Adaptiv
2 1 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.45%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (3.45%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 9 (31.03%) Azure
2 6 (20.69%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (17.24%) AWS
3 5 (17.24%) Nutanix
4 1 (3.45%) Power Platform
4 1 (3.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (20.69%) Firewall
1 6 (20.69%) WAN
2 5 (17.24%) SD-WAN
3 2 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (3.45%) LAN
4 1 (3.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Electronic Patient Records
1 1 (3.45%) Power BI
General
1 11 (37.93%) Finance
2 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 7 (24.14%) Influencing Skills
3 7 (24.14%) Legal
4 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (10.34%) Retail
5 2 (6.90%) Banking
5 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.90%) Law
6 1 (3.45%) Back Office
6 1 (3.45%) Billing
6 1 (3.45%) Games
6 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.45%) Public Speaking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.90%) Credit Risk
2 1 (3.45%) CCTV
2 1 (3.45%) Cyberattack
2 1 (3.45%) Data Centre
2 1 (3.45%) Derivative
2 1 (3.45%) Learning Management System
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Linux
1 1 (3.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (62.07%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (44.83%) Risk Management
3 11 (37.93%) IT Strategy
3 11 (37.93%) Roadmaps
4 9 (31.03%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (31.03%) Service Delivery
5 8 (27.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (24.14%) Data Protection
6 7 (24.14%) Information Security
7 6 (20.69%) Data Security
7 6 (20.69%) Incident Response
7 6 (20.69%) Project Management
7 6 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (20.69%) Technology Strategy
7 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (17.24%) Impact Assessments
8 5 (17.24%) Project Delivery
8 5 (17.24%) Strategic Thinking
8 5 (17.24%) Threat Intelligence
8 5 (17.24%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) Java
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) CISM
1 6 (20.69%) CISSP
2 5 (17.24%) CISA
2 5 (17.24%) PMI Certification
2 5 (17.24%) PMP
3 2 (6.90%) CFA
3 2 (6.90%) DBS Check
3 2 (6.90%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.45%) CAPM
4 1 (3.45%) CCNA
4 1 (3.45%) CCNP
4 1 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.45%) Degree
4 1 (3.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (27.59%) GDPR
2 7 (24.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (20.69%) NIST
4 5 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (17.24%) PCI DSS
5 3 (10.34%) GRC
5 3 (10.34%) PMO
6 1 (3.45%) ISO 9001
6 1 (3.45%) NCSC
6 1 (3.45%) SLA
Systems Management
1 5 (17.24%) CASB
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (17.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) FIS
2 2 (6.90%) Murex
2 2 (6.90%) Progress
2 2 (6.90%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.45%) Cisco
3 1 (3.45%) Sage
3 1 (3.45%) SAP
3 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow