Head of Information Technology
South East > Surrey
The median Head of Information Technology salary in Surrey is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 91 | 150 | 150 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | 0 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 0.58% | 0.16% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.73% | 0.17% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,750 | £82,125 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,625 | £87,188 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £120,000 | £84,101 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.25% | +42.69% | -10.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,625 | £150,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | - | £93,461 |
| South East median annual salary | £72,500 | £82,500 | £84,101 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.12% | -1.90% | +14.51% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 818 | 2,314 | 2,280 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 78.81% | 91.32% | 94.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 563 | 1,488 | 1,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,250 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Head of IT
Salary Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in Surrey.
Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Surrey
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Surrey over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
Head of IT
Job Locations in Surrey
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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 5 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 |
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| Guildford | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Windlesham | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| Head of IT South East |
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Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 5 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 Surrey region featuring Head of IT in the job title.
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Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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: