Head of Information Technology
Lancashire > Preston
The median Head of Information Technology salary in Preston is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | - | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston | 0.26% | - | 1.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | - | 2.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £87,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £85,000 | £63,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.92% | -25.88% | +41.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title | 379 | 191 | 237 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.19% | 88.02% | 86.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 254 | 150 | 163 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,400 | £25,004 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £32,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £42,500 | £42,098 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.78% | +0.96% | +5.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,875 | £57,500 | £48,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £62,625 | £62,412 |
| Lancashire median annual salary | £50,055 | £45,000 | £46,654 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.23% | -3.55% | +9.77% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Head of IT
Salary Trend in Preston
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in Preston.
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 4 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 Preston region featuring Head of IT in the job title.
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Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
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