IT Director Jobs in the North of England

Director of IT
England > North of England

The median Director of IT salary in the North of England is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 338 381 422
Rank change year-on-year +43 +41 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 1 9 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.009% 0.051% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.054% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £57,500 £79,875
25th Percentile £97,500 £70,000 £87,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £85,000 £118,750
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -28.42% +18.75%
75th Percentile £112,500 £95,000 £143,750
90th Percentile - £98,000 £150,500
England median annual salary £105,000 £88,560 £98,750
% change year-on-year +18.56% -10.32% +1.28%

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 10,709 16,656 15,224
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 94.98% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5,748 12,889 8,062
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £39,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Director in the North of England

IT Director
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for IT Director in the North of England

IT Director
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 IT Director within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 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 +1 1 £105,000 +23.53% 2
IT Director
England

IT Director Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, IT Director 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 IT Director in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) MBA
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience

IT Director 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MBA
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow