Head of IT Jobs in the North of England

Head of Information Technology
England > North of England

The median Head of Information Technology salary in the North of England is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

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

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 271 282 371
Rank change year-on-year +11 +89 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 49 97 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.43% 0.56% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.59% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 42 80 20
10th Percentile - £60,675 £51,938
25th Percentile £72,500 £63,000 £55,471
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,750 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £98,750 £87,688 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £116,250 £80,750
England median annual salary £75,000 £81,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 10,508 16,576 15,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 94.91% 89.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5,880 12,833 8,151
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in the North of England

Head of IT
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in the North of England.

Salary trend for Head of IT in the North of England

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in the North of England over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in the North of England

Head of IT
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
North West -19 32 £75,000 +7.14% 7
Yorkshire +48 16 £100,000 -10.11% 3
North East +48 1 £70,000 -25.13%
Head of IT
England

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 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 North of England region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 28 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (55.10%) ITIL
3 24 (48.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 21 (42.86%) Social Skills
5 20 (40.82%) Degree
6 19 (38.78%) Service Delivery
7 18 (36.73%) Finance
7 18 (36.73%) Project Management
7 18 (36.73%) Computer Science
7 18 (36.73%) Process Improvement
7 18 (36.73%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (34.69%) PRINCE2
9 16 (32.65%) Agile
10 15 (30.61%) Project Delivery
11 14 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
11 14 (28.57%) Trello
11 14 (28.57%) Social Media
11 14 (28.57%) DBS Check
11 14 (28.57%) Scrum
11 14 (28.57%) Data Management
11 14 (28.57%) JIRA
11 14 (28.57%) PMP
11 14 (28.57%) PMI Certification
11 14 (28.57%) Microsoft Project
12 11 (22.45%) People Management
13 10 (20.41%) Roadmaps
14 9 (18.37%) IT Strategy
15 6 (12.24%) User Experience
15 6 (12.24%) Digital Enablement
15 6 (12.24%) Technology Enablement

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (28.57%) Microsoft Project
1 14 (28.57%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.08%) AWS
2 1 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.04%) Internet
1 1 (2.04%) LAN
1 1 (2.04%) Network Security
1 1 (2.04%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.04%) MS Access
2 1 (2.04%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (28.57%) JIRA
General
1 21 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 18 (36.73%) Finance
3 4 (8.16%) Manufacturing
4 3 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Legal
5 2 (4.08%) Local Government
6 1 (2.04%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.04%) Agriculture
6 1 (2.04%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) .NET
1 2 (4.08%) ASP.NET
1 2 (4.08%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 14 (28.57%) Social Media
2 1 (2.04%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.04%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.04%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (55.10%) ITIL
3 24 (48.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (38.78%) Service Delivery
5 18 (36.73%) Computer Science
5 18 (36.73%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (36.73%) Process Improvement
5 18 (36.73%) Project Management
6 17 (34.69%) PRINCE2
7 16 (32.65%) Agile
8 15 (30.61%) Project Delivery
9 14 (28.57%) Data Management
9 14 (28.57%) Scrum
9 14 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
10 11 (22.45%) People Management
11 10 (20.41%) Roadmaps
12 9 (18.37%) IT Strategy
13 6 (12.24%) Artificial Intelligence
13 6 (12.24%) Information Security
13 6 (12.24%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.12%) C#
2 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (40.82%) Degree
2 14 (28.57%) DBS Check
2 14 (28.57%) PMI Certification
2 14 (28.57%) PMP
3 2 (4.08%) HNC
3 2 (4.08%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) QA
2 1 (2.04%) GRC
2 1 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.04%) SLA
Vendors
1 6 (12.24%) Google
2 2 (4.08%) SAP
3 1 (2.04%) IBM
3 1 (2.04%) Microsoft