Head of Applications Job Trends in the South East

Head of Applications
England > South East

The median Head of Applications salary in the South East is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 287 316 -
Rank change year-on-year +29 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Applications 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.011% 0.026% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.027% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £90,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,062 11,121 7,761
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.05% 96.48% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,530 6,282 5,463
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.84% -0.91% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Head of Applications
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Head of Applications job vacancy trend in the South East

Head of Applications
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Head of Applications job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Applications job vacancies in the South East

Head of Applications
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Applications within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East Sussex - 1 £95,000 - 2
Head of Applications
England

Head of Applications Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Head of Applications 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 South East region featuring Head of Applications in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Shopify
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Head of Applications Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google