Head of IT Jobs in London

Head of Information Technology
England > London

The median Head of Information Technology salary in London is £100,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 413 561 745
Rank change year-on-year +148 +184 -202
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 85 71 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.36% 0.20% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.21% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 68 54 79
10th Percentile £55,000 £61,200 £55,548
25th Percentile £82,500 £71,443 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £85,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +9.68% -6.06%
75th Percentile £115,313 £113,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £132,250 £129,250 £100,000
England median annual salary £82,250 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +9.67% +3.45% -6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 22,098 33,809 63,017
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 95.04% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,640 24,774 34,933
10th Percentile £38,250 £42,500 £41,284
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £92,625 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in London

Head of IT
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in London

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in London over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

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 28 April 2024. 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 +72 30 £107,500 +45.06%
West London +1 3 £150,000 -
East London - 2 £58,000 -
North London -1 1 £42,847 -57.68%
Head of IT
England

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 London region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 25 (29.41%) IT Strategy
2 23 (27.06%) Roadmaps
2 23 (27.06%) Windows
2 23 (27.06%) Finance
3 22 (25.88%) Legal
4 20 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (22.35%) Mentoring
5 19 (22.35%) ITIL
5 19 (22.35%) Degree
6 17 (20.00%) Social Skills
7 16 (18.82%) Technology Strategy
7 16 (18.82%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (17.65%) Project Delivery
8 15 (17.65%) Azure
9 14 (16.47%) Project Management
10 13 (15.29%) ITSM
10 13 (15.29%) Adobe
10 13 (15.29%) Decision-Making
10 13 (15.29%) Microsoft 365
10 13 (15.29%) GDPR
11 12 (14.12%) Agile
11 12 (14.12%) Service Delivery
11 12 (14.12%) Service Management
12 11 (12.94%) CRM
12 11 (12.94%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (11.76%) Revit
13 10 (11.76%) V-Ray
13 10 (11.76%) Augmented Reality
13 10 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (11.76%) Software Testing

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (2.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (11.76%) AutoCAD
1 10 (11.76%) Revit
2 3 (3.53%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (3.53%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (4.71%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (4.71%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.35%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.18%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (1.18%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 15 (17.65%) Azure
2 13 (15.29%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (11.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 6 (7.06%) AWS
5 4 (4.71%) Power Platform
5 4 (4.71%) WhatsApp
6 2 (2.35%) SaaS
7 1 (1.18%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.18%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.18%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.24%) Firewall
2 5 (5.88%) VPN
3 3 (3.53%) WAN
4 2 (2.35%) LAN
5 1 (1.18%) DHCP
5 1 (1.18%) DNS
5 1 (1.18%) NAS
5 1 (1.18%) Network Security
5 1 (1.18%) SAN
5 1 (1.18%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.71%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (4.71%) Power BI
2 1 (1.18%) GIS
2 1 (1.18%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (4.71%) Eclipse
General
1 23 (27.06%) Finance
2 22 (25.88%) Legal
3 17 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 10 (11.76%) Games
5 9 (10.59%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (7.06%) Law
7 4 (4.71%) Financial Institution
8 3 (3.53%) Banking
8 3 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.35%) Front Office
9 2 (2.35%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.18%) Billing
10 1 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.18%) International Banking
10 1 (1.18%) Marketing
10 1 (1.18%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (11.76%) Unreal Engine
1 10 (11.76%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 11 (12.94%) Video Conferencing
2 10 (11.76%) Augmented Reality
2 10 (11.76%) e-Learning
2 10 (11.76%) HoloLens
2 10 (11.76%) HTC Vive
2 10 (11.76%) Oculus
2 10 (11.76%) Virtual Reality
3 5 (5.88%) Management Information System
4 4 (4.71%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (4.71%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.53%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.53%) Hedge funds
5 3 (3.53%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (2.35%) Private Cloud
7 1 (1.18%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.18%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.18%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (1.18%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.18%) SCADA
7 1 (1.18%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 23 (27.06%) Windows
2 5 (5.88%) Mac OS
3 3 (3.53%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (29.41%) IT Strategy
2 23 (27.06%) Roadmaps
3 20 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
4 19 (22.35%) ITIL
4 19 (22.35%) Mentoring
5 16 (18.82%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (18.82%) Technology Strategy
6 15 (17.65%) Project Delivery
7 14 (16.47%) Project Management
8 13 (15.29%) Decision-Making
8 13 (15.29%) ITSM
9 12 (14.12%) Agile
9 12 (14.12%) Service Delivery
9 12 (14.12%) Service Management
10 11 (12.94%) CRM
11 10 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (11.76%) Software Testing
12 9 (10.59%) Data Protection
12 9 (10.59%) Risk Management
13 8 (9.41%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.35%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.35%) SQL
2 1 (1.18%) Bash
Qualifications
1 19 (22.35%) Degree
2 5 (5.88%) CISSP
3 4 (4.71%) CISA
3 4 (4.71%) CISM
3 4 (4.71%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (3.53%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.53%) Master's Degree
5 2 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.18%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.18%) PMP
6 1 (1.18%) Postgraduate
6 1 (1.18%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (15.29%) GDPR
2 6 (7.06%) SLA
3 5 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.18%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.18%) COBIT
System Software
1 8 (9.41%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.06%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (5.88%) AirWatch
2 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (15.29%) Adobe
2 10 (11.76%) Autodesk
3 9 (10.59%) Microsoft
4 6 (7.06%) Palo Alto
5 5 (5.88%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (5.88%) LogicMonitor
5 5 (5.88%) Okta
6 4 (4.71%) Talend
7 3 (3.53%) Cisco
7 3 (3.53%) ServiceNow
8 2 (2.35%) Google
8 2 (2.35%) Meraki
8 2 (2.35%) NEC
8 2 (2.35%) SAP
8 2 (2.35%) VMware
9 1 (1.18%) Bloomberg
9 1 (1.18%) F5
9 1 (1.18%) Progress
9 1 (1.18%) Zscaler