IT Director Job Trends in Poole

Director of IT
Dorset > Poole

The median Director of IT salary in Poole is £157,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 April 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Poole 0.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £153,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £157,500 - -
75th Percentile £161,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £157,500 - £50,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Poole

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Poole. 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 Poole with a recognized job title 133 42 136
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 97.67% 97.84%
Number of salaries quoted 104 34 121
10th Percentile - £30,200 £30,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £34,187
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £46,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.32% -11.90% +10.53%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,875 £62,500
Dorset median annual salary £43,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.00% - +5.26%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

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 Poole.

IT Director job vacancy trend in Poole

IT Director
Salary Trend in Poole

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Poole.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in Poole

IT Director Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole

For the 6 months to 1 April 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 Poole region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

IT Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation