Head of IT Jobs in the North West

Head of Information Technology
England > North West

The median Head of Information Technology salary in the North West is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 234 273 305
Rank change year-on-year +39 +32 -76
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 57 25 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.59% 0.31% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.35% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 51 6 21
10th Percentile £60,750 £66,000 -
25th Percentile £63,000 £72,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £77,500 £79,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -2.52% +22.31%
75th Percentile £75,500 £85,625 £91,250
90th Percentile £95,750 £101,250 £93,750
England median annual salary £82,250 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +9.67% +3.45% -6.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 9,207 7,117 9,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 89.21% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 7,087 4,116 5,478
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in the North West

Head of IT
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in the North West

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in the North West

Head of IT
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Manchester +44 22 £77,000 -3.75% 2
Lancashire -8 12 £63,000 -25.88%
Cumbria -4 10 £70,000 - 1
Cheshire -14 8 £65,000 -13.33%
Merseyside +10 5 £70,000 +11.11%
Head of IT
England

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 West region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 24 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 21 (36.84%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (36.84%) Azure
3 20 (35.09%) ERP
4 18 (31.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 17 (29.82%) CRM
6 16 (28.07%) Collaborative Culture
7 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
8 14 (24.56%) Retail
8 14 (24.56%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (22.81%) Management Information System
10 12 (21.05%) Project Management
10 12 (21.05%) Active Directory
10 12 (21.05%) Windows
10 12 (21.05%) SDLC
11 11 (19.30%) Strategic Thinking
11 11 (19.30%) SQL
12 10 (17.54%) Disaster Recovery
12 10 (17.54%) Finance
12 10 (17.54%) Contract Negotiation
12 10 (17.54%) Customer Service
12 10 (17.54%) Windows Server
12 10 (17.54%) IT Strategy
13 9 (15.79%) Infrastructure Maintenance
13 9 (15.79%) SLA
13 9 (15.79%) Information Security
13 9 (15.79%) Project Planning
13 9 (15.79%) AWS
13 9 (15.79%) Degree
14 8 (14.04%) ITIL

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 2 (3.51%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 3 (5.26%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.75%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 21 (36.84%) Azure
1 21 (36.84%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (15.79%) AWS
3 3 (5.26%) Commercetools
3 3 (5.26%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 1 (1.75%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.53%) Broadband
1 6 (10.53%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (8.77%) VoIP
3 2 (3.51%) Firewall
3 2 (3.51%) Network Security
4 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.51%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.51%) JIRA
General
1 24 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 14 (24.56%) Retail
3 10 (17.54%) Finance
4 7 (12.28%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (12.28%) Telecoms
5 5 (8.77%) Legal
5 5 (8.77%) Manufacturing
6 4 (7.02%) Marketing
7 3 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (5.26%) Games
7 3 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Banking
8 1 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (22.81%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.53%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (3.51%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.75%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.75%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 12 (21.05%) Windows
2 10 (17.54%) Windows Server
3 8 (14.04%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (35.09%) ERP
2 18 (31.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 17 (29.82%) CRM
4 16 (28.07%) Collaborative Culture
5 14 (24.56%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (21.05%) Project Management
6 12 (21.05%) SDLC
7 11 (19.30%) Strategic Thinking
8 10 (17.54%) Contract Negotiation
8 10 (17.54%) Customer Service
8 10 (17.54%) Disaster Recovery
8 10 (17.54%) IT Strategy
9 9 (15.79%) Information Security
9 9 (15.79%) Infrastructure Maintenance
9 9 (15.79%) Project Planning
10 8 (14.04%) DevOps
10 8 (14.04%) ITIL
10 8 (14.04%) Roadmaps
11 7 (12.28%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 7 (12.28%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 11 (19.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (15.79%) Degree
2 4 (7.02%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.51%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.75%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.79%) SLA
2 3 (5.26%) GDPR
2 3 (5.26%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.75%) NIST
3 1 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (21.05%) Active Directory
2 3 (5.26%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.53%) Veeam
3 3 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.75%) OneTrust
4 1 (1.75%) SAP
4 1 (1.75%) Snow