Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
UK
The median Chief Technology Officer (CTO) salary in the UK is £87,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 853 | 934 | 1074 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +81 | +140 | -247 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Technology Officer | 52 | 39 | 148 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.053% | 0.037% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | 0.041% | 0.100% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 44 | 33 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £77,375 | £47,821 | £77,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £94,000 | £90,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.45% | - | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £140,000 | £137,500 | £160,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £173,500 | £191,000 | £187,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £84,700 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.00% | - | +37.50% |
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 | 92,813 | 95,219 | 148,250 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,625 | 59,878 | 85,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 28 April 2024.
Chief Technology Officer
Top 14 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 28 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 |
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| England | +122 | 45 | £87,500 | -22.22% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 43 | £84,700 | -23.00% | 12 |
| South East | +34 | 15 | £87,500 | -25.53% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +72 | 14 | £135,000 | +22.73% | 13 |
| London | +118 | 9 | £115,000 | -4.17% | 15 |
| North of England | +38 | 7 | £91,100 | +114.30% | 4 |
| South West | -12 | 7 | £80,000 | -27.27% | 1 |
| Scotland | -56 | 7 | £78,750 | -29.67% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £100,000 | - | 3 |
| North West | - | 5 | £84,700 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £117,500 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 2 | £115,000 | +170.52% | 2 |
| East of England | +12 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £100,000 | - | 2 |
Chief Technology Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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: