Head of Infrastructure Jobs in the South West

Head of Infrastructure
England > South West

The median Head of Infrastructure salary in the South West is £79,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 186 252 253
Rank change year-on-year +66 +1 +69
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Infrastructure 1 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.024% 0.084% 0.065%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.088% 0.073%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,000 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.54% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £81,000 - £69,375
90th Percentile - £75,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £110,000 £85,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -10.53% +15.15%

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 3,755 7,986 5,479
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.59% 95.74% 89.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,383 5,583 3,740
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,431
25th Percentile £32,000 £38,000 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,325
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Head of Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Infrastructure in the South West

Head of Infrastructure
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Infrastructure in the South West.

Salary trend for Head of Infrastructure in the South West

Head of Infrastructure
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 Infrastructure within the South West region over the 6 months to 3 August 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
Bristol - 1 £79,000 - 3
Head of Infrastructure
England

Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Head of Infrastructure 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 West region featuring Head of Infrastructure in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure as Code
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes