Head of IT Services Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of IT Services
UK > UK excluding London

As of 28 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of IT Services salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 570 748 754
Rank change year-on-year +178 +6 +118
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Services 1 17 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.003% 0.023% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.024% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 0 17 5
10th Percentile - £56,947 £49,550
25th Percentile - £58,244 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £112,500 £64,583
Median % change year-on-year - +74.20% +23.01%
75th Percentile - £116,250 £67,500
90th Percentile - £129,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary - £112,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +73.08% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,130 69,905 52,029
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 94.92% 89.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,680 49,398 29,909
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,438 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Head of IT Services
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of IT Services in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Services in the UK excluding London

Head of IT Services
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Services in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Head of IT Services in the UK excluding London

Head of IT Services
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Services within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 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
South East +89 1 - -
Head of IT Services
UK

Head of IT Services Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Head of IT Services 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of IT Services in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control

Head of IT Services Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley