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.
Chief Technology Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chief Technology Officer.
Chief Technology Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Chief Technology Officer over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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 |
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| 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.
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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: