Head of IT Job Trends in South London

Head of Information Technology
London > South London

The median Head of Information Technology salary in South London is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 July 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 56 79
Rank change year-on-year +9 +23 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.31% 0.59% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.66% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £73,000 £56,875 -
25th Percentile £73,750 £57,813 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £61,250 -
Median % change year-on-year +26.53% - -
75th Percentile £81,250 £65,313 -
90th Percentile £82,000 £66,625 -
London median annual salary £90,000 £94,500 £100,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -5.50% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 597 301 740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.28% 89.32% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 388 153 266
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,375 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £61,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% +11.36% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £70,938
90th Percentile £84,875 £98,000 £83,750
London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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 South London.

Head of IT job vacancy trend in South London

Head of IT
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of IT job vacancies 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 25 July 2026. 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
Merton - 1 £80,000 -
Wandsworth - 1 £75,000 -
Head of IT
London

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 25 July 2026, 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 South London region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Anaplan
2 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) EDI
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) NetSuite
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) SIAM
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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 (50.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) SIAM
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Anaplan