Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
UK
The median Chief Technology Officer (CTO) salary in the UK is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | 842 | 940 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +152 | +98 | +144 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Technology Officer | 15 | 55 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.056% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.059% | 0.040% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 45 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £89,250 | £80,000 | £47,821 |
| 25th Percentile | £97,500 | £81,454 | £94,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £130,000 | £87,500 | £113,936 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.57% | -23.20% | +3.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £173,750 | £140,000 | £137,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £180,750 | £173,000 | £193,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £135,000 | £86,100 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +56.79% | -18.00% | -4.55% |
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 | 49,982 | 93,747 | 91,844 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.66% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,989 | 67,111 | 57,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £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 | £74,014 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 15 May 2025.
Chief Technology Officer
Top 8 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 15 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 |
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| England | +113 | 12 | £120,000 | +31.51% | 90 |
| London | +105 | 9 | £135,000 | +1.89% | 60 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 7 | £130,000 | -1.89% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +136 | 4 | £135,000 | +56.79% | 46 |
| North of England | +51 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | +107 | 1 | £150,000 | +87.50% | 1 |
| South East | +82 | 1 | £120,000 | +37.14% | 23 |
Chief Technology Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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: