Chief Information Officer (CIO)
UK

The median Chief Information Officer (CIO) salary in the UK is £140,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 901 990 1186
Rank change year-on-year +89 +196 -302
Permanent jobs requiring a CIO 7 8 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.008% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.008% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 19
10th Percentile £135,000 - £97,320
25th Percentile - £137,500 £105,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 £145,000 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +20.83% -5.88%
75th Percentile £147,500 £152,500 £142,500
90th Percentile £150,000 - £176,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £140,000 £145,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +38.10% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 91,989 97,583 147,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,379 61,119 85,881
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

CIO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CIO in the UK

CIO
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIO.

Salary trend for CIO in the UK

CIO
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIO within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +131 6 £140,000 - 2
London +154 4 £140,000 - 1
Work from Home - 4 £140,000 - 1
UK excluding London +17 2 £140,000 -3.45% 1
Midlands - 2 £140,000 -

CIO Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, CIO 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 CIO in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Technology Strategy
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 3 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
2 3 (42.86%) Business Agility
2 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) GIS
2 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Postgraduate
3 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 2 (28.57%) MBA
3 2 (28.57%) Technology Transformation
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Budget Management
4 1 (14.29%) Information Security
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM
4 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
4 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 1 (14.29%) PMO
4 1 (14.29%) IT Strategy

CIO 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) GIS
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Technology Strategy
2 3 (42.86%) Business Agility
2 3 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 3 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (28.57%) Budget Management
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 2 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
3 2 (28.57%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 1 (14.29%) Data Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Information Security
4 1 (14.29%) IT Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
1 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
1 2 (28.57%) MBA
1 2 (28.57%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO