Head of Support Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Support
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Support salary in the UK excluding London is £81,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 576 748 739
Rank change year-on-year +172 -9 +90
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Support 12 16 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.030% 0.022% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.024% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 12 11 1
10th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 -
25th Percentile £45,938 £55,000 £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,250 £60,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +35.42% -40.00% +66.67%
75th Percentile £95,000 £63,750 £105,000
90th Percentile - £91,250 -
UK median annual salary £82,500 £60,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +37.50% -40.00% +66.67%

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 36,224 67,834 52,633
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.86% 94.85% 89.18%
Number of salaries quoted 18,759 47,939 30,034
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Head of Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Support in the UK excluding London

Head of Support
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Head of Support in the UK excluding London

Head of Support
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Support in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Support in the UK excluding London

Head of Support
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 Support within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 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
North West - 6 £90,000 - 3
North of England - 6 £90,000 - 3
South East +88 4 £45,000 -5.26%
Midlands +64 2 £47,500 -45.71% 1
East Midlands - 2 £47,500 -
Head of Support
UK

Head of Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Head of Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 7 (58.33%) User Experience
2 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (50.00%) Google
2 6 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 6 (50.00%) Digital Enablement
2 6 (50.00%) Technology Enablement
2 6 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 5 (41.67%) Entra ID
3 5 (41.67%) Azure
3 5 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (25.00%) Power Automate
5 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 3 (25.00%) PowerShell
5 3 (25.00%) Windows
5 3 (25.00%) SharePoint
5 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
5 3 (25.00%) Windows Server
6 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
6 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
6 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
6 2 (16.67%) Service Management
6 2 (16.67%) Service Delivery
6 2 (16.67%) ITSM
6 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 2 (16.67%) ITIL

Head of Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) Azure
1 5 (41.67%) Entra ID
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (25.00%) Power Automate
3 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
General
1 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 3 (25.00%) Windows
1 3 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) User Experience
2 6 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (50.00%) Digital Enablement
2 6 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (50.00%) Technology Enablement
3 4 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 2 (16.67%) ITIL
5 2 (16.67%) ITSM
5 2 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
5 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (16.67%) Service Delivery
5 2 (16.67%) Service Management
6 1 (8.33%) Budgeting
6 1 (8.33%) Infrastructure Management
6 1 (8.33%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) Google
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft