Head of IT Jobs in the South West

Head of Information Technology
England > South West

The median Head of Information Technology salary in the South West is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 272 246
Rank change year-on-year +105 -26 +62
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 14 20 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.39% 0.22% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.22% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 14 20 10
10th Percentile £70,375 £55,000 £51,125
25th Percentile £71,250 £57,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,500 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +10.69% +6.94% -27.64%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £94,063
90th Percentile £75,000 - £105,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £81,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +3.45%

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 3,361 8,922 6,073
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 96.21% 89.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,034 6,527 3,760
10th Percentile £27,325 £28,000 £29,725
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,425 £77,500 £79,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in the South West

Head of IT
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in the South West

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in the South West over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in the South West

Head of IT
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 IT within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Somerset +20 12 £72,500 +10.69%
Bristol +53 2 £75,000 - 1
Head of IT
England

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 10 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 West region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 11 (78.57%) Network Security
1 11 (78.57%) IT Strategy
1 11 (78.57%) Budget Management
2 10 (71.43%) GDPR
2 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 10 (71.43%) ERP
2 10 (71.43%) Project Management
2 10 (71.43%) Disaster Recovery
3 9 (64.29%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (14.29%) ITIL
5 1 (7.14%) Customer Experience
5 1 (7.14%) Roadmaps
5 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
5 1 (7.14%) Customer-Centric Approach
5 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
5 1 (7.14%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (7.14%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (7.14%) Commercial Awareness
5 1 (7.14%) Strategic Roadmap
5 1 (7.14%) ITSM
5 1 (7.14%) Data Security
5 1 (7.14%) Finance
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.14%) Scrum
5 1 (7.14%) Agile
5 1 (7.14%) Data Management
5 1 (7.14%) Logistics
5 1 (7.14%) Incident Management
5 1 (7.14%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.14%) Matrix Management

Head of IT 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:

Communications & Networking
1 11 (78.57%) Network Security
General
1 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Budget Management
1 11 (78.57%) IT Strategy
2 10 (71.43%) Disaster Recovery
2 10 (71.43%) ERP
2 10 (71.43%) Project Management
3 9 (64.29%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (14.29%) ITIL
5 1 (7.14%) Agile
5 1 (7.14%) Change Management
5 1 (7.14%) Customer-Centric Approach
5 1 (7.14%) Data Management
5 1 (7.14%) Data Security
5 1 (7.14%) Incident Management
5 1 (7.14%) ITSM
5 1 (7.14%) Logistics
5 1 (7.14%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.14%) Scrum
5 1 (7.14%) Service Delivery
5 1 (7.14%) Service Management
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (71.43%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft