Head of Information Job Trends in the Midlands

Head of Information
England > Midlands

The median Head of Information salary in the Midlands is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 232 278 230
Rank change year-on-year +46 -48 +126
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 1 5 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.018% 0.050% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.053% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 11
10th Percentile - £95,975 £68,281
25th Percentile £105,000 £98,563 £73,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £102,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% +7.89% +8.57%
75th Percentile £115,000 £108,438 £97,500
90th Percentile - £110,125 -
England median annual salary £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% - +18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 5,164 9,520 5,263
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 94.85% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,258 5,306 4,039
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,119 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,170
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.16% +4.34%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information in the Midlands

Head of Information
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Information job vacancies in the Midlands

Head of Information
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
West Midlands +46 1 £110,000 +4.76% 1
Head of Information
England

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Head of Information 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 Midlands region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
1 1 (100.00%) ArcGIS
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Maximo
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Revit
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 19650
1 1 (100.00%) Navisworks
1 1 (100.00%) Civil 3D
1 1 (100.00%) Building Information Modelling

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Civil 3D
1 1 (100.00%) Navisworks
1 1 (100.00%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Maximo
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Building Information Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 19650