Head of Applications Job Trends in the South West

Head of Applications
England > South West

The median Head of Applications salary in the South West is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Applications 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.055% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 - -
75th Percentile £115,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £90,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - +2.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 3,349 6,060 4,455
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.87% 94.38% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,193 3,742 3,433
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,349 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.36% -5.78% +9.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,688 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.63% -4.17% -

Head of Applications
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 West.

Head of Applications job vacancy trend in the South West

Head of Applications
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Head of Applications
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 20 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
Somerset - 2 £110,000 - 1
Head of Applications
England

Head of Applications Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 20 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 West region featuring Head of Applications in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (50.00%) Presales
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of Applications Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Presales
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft