Head of IT Job Trends in Oxford

Head of Information Technology
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Oxford is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 1.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £54,525 - -
25th Percentile £55,312 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,579 - -
90th Percentile £62,926 - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 187 291 265
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.63% 94.48% 89.83%
Number of salaries quoted 146 172 225
10th Percentile £31,500 £33,650 £37,050
25th Percentile £38,906 £43,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,625 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £95,000 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Head of IT job vacancy trend in Oxford

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Oxford

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Head of IT 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 Oxford region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Android
2 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 2 (66.67%) CMS
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Security
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
2 2 (66.67%) Network Management
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Server Management
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) SSL
2 2 (66.67%) T-SQL
2 2 (66.67%) VLAN
2 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 2 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (66.67%) Web Services
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 2 (66.67%) CMS
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
1 2 (66.67%) WordPress
2 1 (33.33%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) DHCP
1 3 (100.00%) DNS
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) SSL
2 2 (66.67%) VLAN
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
3 1 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (66.67%) Android
2 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Security
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Network Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Server Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) VMware
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft