Head of Information Job Trends in the Midlands

Head of Information
England > Midlands

The median Head of Information salary in the Midlands is £95,625 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 October 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 272 224
Rank change year-on-year +39 -48 +125
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 2 5 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.036% 0.053% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.056% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 9
10th Percentile £80,813 £95,975 £75,850
25th Percentile £84,844 £98,563 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,625 £102,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.71% +7.89% +8.57%
75th Percentile £107,344 £108,438 £97,500
90th Percentile £111,938 £110,125 -
England median annual salary £90,000 £99,500 £95,000
% change year-on-year -9.55% +4.74% +12.24%

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 5,200 8,959 5,113
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 94.85% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 3,170 4,667 3,922
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,563 £36,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £64,223
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,242 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.44% -7.93% -

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Head of Information job vacancy trend 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
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Information 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 10 October 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 +42 2 £95,625 -8.93% 3
Head of Information
England

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, Head of Information 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 Midlands region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 19650
2 1 (50.00%) Navisworks
2 1 (50.00%) Civil 3D
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) CAD
2 1 (50.00%) GIS
2 1 (50.00%) ArcGIS
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Maximo
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) COBIT
2 1 (50.00%) Revit
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials

Head of Information Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (50.00%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Civil 3D
1 1 (50.00%) Navisworks
1 1 (50.00%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Maximo
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) COBIT
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 19650
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST