Head of IT Job Trends in Sheffield

Head of Information Technology
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Sheffield is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 57 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.46% 0.19% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.21% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 £63,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 -
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 423 482 350
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.58% 93.96% 94.85%
Number of salaries quoted 320 218 296
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £24,900
25th Percentile £29,500 £43,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £63,563
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,386
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £57,982 £47,500
% change year-on-year -31.01% +22.07% +3.26%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Head of IT job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Sheffield

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in Sheffield

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 26 December 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 Sheffield region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) VoIP
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) VoIP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft