Head of IT Jobs in South London

Head of Information Technology
London > South London

The median Head of Information Technology salary in South London is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 - 87
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 0.47% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% - 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £51,850 - -
25th Percentile £53,500 - £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £77,500
75th Percentile £63,125 - £78,750
90th Percentile £65,750 - -
London median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +14.29% +12.90%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 489 849 693
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 75.81% 95.18% 91.91%
Number of salaries quoted 174 414 382
10th Percentile £31,825 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £83,750 £87,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in South London

Head of IT
Salary Trend in South London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in South London.

Salary trend for Head of IT in South London

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in South London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in South London over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in South London

Head of IT
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT within the South London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Kingston Upon Thames - 2 £61,250 -
Wandsworth - 1 £51,500 -
Head of IT
London

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 9 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 South London region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Power BI
2 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (66.67%) MCSE
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) T-SQL
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (66.67%) MCP
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Operations Management
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) DHCP
3 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
3 1 (33.33%) DNS
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DHCP
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
2 1 (33.33%) Operations Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) MCP
1 2 (66.67%) MCSE
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft