IT Director Job Trends in the Midlands

Director of IT
England > Midlands

The median Director of IT salary in the Midlands is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 231 222
Rank change year-on-year +25 -9 +116
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 8 9 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.10% 0.14% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.15% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 6
10th Percentile - - £74,166
25th Percentile - £69,500 £95,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £85,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -22.73% +36.86%
75th Percentile - £89,750 £118,750
90th Percentile - £132,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £107,500 £95,000 £95,700
% change year-on-year +13.16% -0.73% -13.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 7,050 5,997 5,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.17% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4,293 2,784 4,470
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,338 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

IT Director job vacancy trend in the Midlands

IT Director
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in the Midlands

IT Director
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 IT Director within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
West Midlands +21 4 £100,000 +19.48% 1
East Midlands -5 4 - - 6
IT Director
England

IT Director Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, IT Director 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 IT Director in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (50.00%) Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 4 (50.00%) Budget Responsibility
2 4 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 4 (50.00%) Coaching
2 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (50.00%) Data Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 4 (50.00%) Digital Enablement
2 4 (50.00%) ERP
2 4 (50.00%) Information Security
2 4 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 4 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 4 (50.00%) PMO
2 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 4 (50.00%) SAP
2 4 (50.00%) SAP ERP
2 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 4 (50.00%) Technology Enablement
2 4 (50.00%) Technology Strategy

IT Director 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (50.00%) SAP ERP
General
1 4 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (50.00%) Electronics
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 4 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 8 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 4 (50.00%) Budget Responsibility
2 4 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 4 (50.00%) Coaching
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (50.00%) Data Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 4 (50.00%) Digital Enablement
2 4 (50.00%) ERP
2 4 (50.00%) Information Security
2 4 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 4 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 4 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 4 (50.00%) Technology Enablement
2 4 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) SAP