Head of Applications
UK > Scotland
The median Head of Applications salary in Scotland is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 149 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Applications | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.035% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £97,500 | £100,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +11.11% | +12.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,619 | 6,527 | 4,267 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.45% | 96.90% | 90.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,376 | 2,623 | 2,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,800 | £31,491 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,369 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Head of Applications
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Head of Applications in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Head of Applications
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Applications in Scotland.
Head of Applications Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Head of Applications 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 Scotland region featuring Head of Applications in the job title.
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Head of Applications Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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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