Chief Technology Officer Jobs

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
UK

The median Chief Technology Officer (CTO) salary in the UK is £110,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.

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

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 689 1010 986
Rank change year-on-year +321 -24 -288
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Technology Officer 41 62 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.077% 0.050% 0.073%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% 0.053% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 34 37 84
10th Percentile £74,625 £84,300 £54,500
25th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £115,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £122,500 £155,000 £135,625
90th Percentile £147,750 £177,000 £168,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £85,000 £115,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -26.09% +43.75% -15.79%

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 50,561 117,203 121,950
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.43% 95.41% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 36,942 73,752 84,378
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,798 £32,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

Chief Technology Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Chief Technology Officer in the UK

Chief Technology Officer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chief Technology Officer.

Salary trend for Chief Technology Officer in the UK

Chief Technology Officer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chief Technology Officer over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Chief Technology Officer in the UK

Chief Technology Officer
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Technology Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 +313 40 £110,000 -4.35% 33
London +249 20 £115,000 +1.77% 26
UK excluding London +243 19 £85,000 -26.09% 7
Work from Home +226 15 £112,500 +1.81% 11
Midlands +143 13 £85,000 -22.73%
West Midlands +133 8 £85,000 -22.73%
East Midlands - 5 £76,250 -
South East +139 4 £180,000 +56.52% 1
North of England +146 1 £110,000 +10.00% 2
North West +119 1 £110,000 +22.22% 1
East of England +116 1 - - 3

Chief Technology Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, Chief Technology Officer 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 Chief Technology Officer in the job title.

1 23 (56.10%) Roadmaps
2 22 (53.66%) Social Skills
3 21 (51.22%) Technology Strategy
4 19 (46.34%) IT Strategy
5 15 (36.59%) DevOps
6 12 (29.27%) Microsoft
6 12 (29.27%) Service Delivery
7 11 (26.83%) Agile
8 10 (24.39%) Finance
8 10 (24.39%) Azure
9 8 (19.51%) AWS
9 8 (19.51%) EPoS
9 8 (19.51%) Educational Technology
10 7 (17.07%) Strategic Roadmap
11 6 (14.63%) Technology Roadmap
11 6 (14.63%) GCP
11 6 (14.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (14.63%) Budget Management
11 6 (14.63%) Banking
11 6 (14.63%) Artificial Intelligence
11 6 (14.63%) Migration
11 6 (14.63%) Information Security
11 6 (14.63%) Marketing
11 6 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
12 5 (12.20%) Machine Learning
12 5 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (12.20%) Line Management
12 5 (12.20%) Financial Institution
12 5 (12.20%) Investment Banking
12 5 (12.20%) Asset Management

Chief Technology Officer 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (24.39%) Azure
2 8 (19.51%) AWS
3 6 (14.63%) GCP
4 5 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (7.32%) SaaS
6 2 (4.88%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.44%) IaaS
7 1 (2.44%) WhatsApp
General
1 22 (53.66%) Social Skills
2 10 (24.39%) Finance
3 6 (14.63%) Banking
3 6 (14.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (14.63%) Marketing
4 5 (12.20%) Financial Institution
4 5 (12.20%) Investment Banking
5 1 (2.44%) Advertising
5 1 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Aviation
5 1 (2.44%) Games
5 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Legal
5 1 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.88%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Educational Technology
1 8 (19.51%) EPoS
2 2 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (4.88%) PropTech
3 1 (2.44%) NHS
3 1 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.44%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (56.10%) Roadmaps
2 21 (51.22%) Technology Strategy
3 19 (46.34%) IT Strategy
4 15 (36.59%) DevOps
5 12 (29.27%) Service Delivery
6 11 (26.83%) Agile
7 7 (17.07%) Strategic Roadmap
8 6 (14.63%) Artificial Intelligence
8 6 (14.63%) Budget Management
8 6 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (14.63%) Information Security
8 6 (14.63%) Migration
8 6 (14.63%) Technology Roadmap
9 5 (12.20%) Asset Management
9 5 (12.20%) Digital Enablement
9 5 (12.20%) Line Management
9 5 (12.20%) Machine Learning
10 4 (9.76%) ITIL
11 3 (7.32%) Analytics
11 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (9.76%) Degree
2 1 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.44%) Master's Degree
2 1 (2.44%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.44%) PMO
Vendors
1 12 (29.27%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.44%) OpenAI