Associate Director Jobs

Associate Director
UK

The median Associate Director salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 828 931
Rank change year-on-year +156 +103 +142
Permanent jobs requiring an Associate Director 42 83 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.077% 0.083% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.088% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 28 36 19
10th Percentile £73,875 £62,500 -
25th Percentile £94,375 £65,000 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £70,867 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +55.22% +41.06% -40.40%
75th Percentile £115,000 £78,656 £91,250
90th Percentile - £107,500 £112,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £87,500 £70,867 £50,238
% change year-on-year +23.47% +41.06% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 49,668 94,676 90,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.69% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,895 67,575 57,131
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year +3.29% -6.24% +6.65%

Associate Director
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Associate Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Associate Director in the UK

Associate Director
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Associate Director.

Salary trend for Associate Director in the UK

Associate Director
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Associate Director over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Associate Director in the UK

Associate Director
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Associate Director within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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
England +114 35 £110,000 +51.72% 155
London +109 27 £110,000 +46.84% 55
UK excluding London +154 10 £87,500 +23.47% 112
Work from Home +111 10 £82,009 +26.17% 33
South West +98 3 £69,018 -7.98% 10
Wales - 3 £95,000 - 3
Midlands +42 2 - - 19
East Midlands +24 2 - - 6
South East +74 1 £105,000 - 29
North of England +51 1 - - 35
North West 0 1 - - 17

Associate Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Associate Director 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 featuring Associate Director in the job title.

1 24 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 23 (54.76%) Analytics
2 23 (54.76%) Business Development
3 21 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 21 (50.00%) Data Strategy
4 20 (47.62%) Artificial Intelligence
5 19 (45.24%) Innovative Thinking
6 18 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
7 11 (26.19%) Finance
8 6 (14.29%) Roadmaps
8 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
9 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
9 5 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (11.90%) Mentoring
9 5 (11.90%) People Management
9 5 (11.90%) Risk Management
9 5 (11.90%) Agile
10 4 (9.52%) Degree
10 4 (9.52%) R
10 4 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
11 3 (7.14%) Thought Leadership
11 3 (7.14%) Accessibility
11 3 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
11 3 (7.14%) SDLC
11 3 (7.14%) Internal Audit
11 3 (7.14%) Waterfall
11 3 (7.14%) Data Architecture
11 3 (7.14%) TETRA
11 3 (7.14%) Banking

Associate Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.38%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.76%) Adobe Analytics
2 1 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.38%) Google Analytics
2 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.14%) TETRA
General
1 11 (26.19%) Finance
2 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.14%) Banking
4 2 (4.76%) Advertising
4 2 (4.76%) Fire and Rescue
4 2 (4.76%) Retail
5 1 (2.38%) Corporate Banking
5 1 (2.38%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.38%) Law
5 1 (2.38%) Local Government
5 1 (2.38%) Marketing
5 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.38%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) NHS
2 2 (4.76%) Data Centre
2 2 (4.76%) Data Structures
2 2 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.38%) Blog
3 1 (2.38%) Derivative
3 1 (2.38%) Digital Media
3 1 (2.38%) Distributed Applications
3 1 (2.38%) Life Science
3 1 (2.38%) Low-Code
3 1 (2.38%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 23 (54.76%) Analytics
2 23 (54.76%) Business Development
3 21 (50.00%) Data Strategy
3 21 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 20 (47.62%) Artificial Intelligence
5 19 (45.24%) Innovative Thinking
6 18 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (14.29%) Roadmaps
8 5 (11.90%) Agile
8 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.90%) Mentoring
8 5 (11.90%) People Management
8 5 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (11.90%) Risk Management
9 4 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
10 3 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (7.14%) Internal Audit
10 3 (7.14%) SDLC
10 3 (7.14%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.52%) R
2 2 (4.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (9.52%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (2.38%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.38%) DV Cleared
3 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.38%) MBA
3 1 (2.38%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (2.38%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.38%) PMP
3 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.14%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.38%) Basel III
2 1 (2.38%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.38%) Good Clinical Practice
2 1 (2.38%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 2 (4.76%) Adobe
2 1 (2.38%) Google
2 1 (2.38%) UiPath