Head of Technology Job Trends in the South West

Head of Technology
England > South West

The median Head of Technology salary in the South West is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 180 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Technology 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.040% 0.096% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.10% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £85,500 - -
25th Percentile £86,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £93,750 - -
90th Percentile £94,500 - -
England median annual salary £100,000 £82,500 £93,125
% change year-on-year +21.21% -11.41% +10.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,689 3,921 4,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.29% 93.65% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 3,248 2,135 3,530
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,950
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +2.06% +1.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%

Head of Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Technology' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Head of Technology job vacancy trend in the South West

Head of Technology
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Head of Technology
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 Technology within the South West region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Somerset - 2 £90,000 -
Head of Technology
England

Head of Technology Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Head of Technology 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 Technology in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Ansible
2 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (50.00%) Debian
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (50.00%) Hydrography
2 1 (50.00%) iptables
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) MikroTik
2 1 (50.00%) Modbus
2 1 (50.00%) OpenWrt
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) QMS
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) RS-485
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy

Head of Technology 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Modbus
1 1 (50.00%) RS-485
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Derivative
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Debian
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) OpenWrt
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Hydrography
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) QMS
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) iptables
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) MikroTik