Head of Applications
UK
The median Head of Applications salary in the UK is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 704 | 880 | 938 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +176 | +58 | +248 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Applications | 8 | 21 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.021% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | 0.022% | 0.024% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 21 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,250 | £63,888 | £66,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £82,188 | £72,863 | £73,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £97,500 | £100,000 | £88,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +12.68% | +10.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £101,250 | £117,500 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,125 | £118,750 | £121,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £86,250 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.75% | - | +56.86% |
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 | 50,162 | 93,945 | 92,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,234 | 67,289 | 58,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 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% |
Head of Applications
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Applications in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Applications
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Applications.
Head of Applications
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Applications over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
Head of Applications
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Applications within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 | +138 | 7 | £100,000 | - | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +177 | 4 | £86,250 | -13.75% | 7 |
| London | +94 | 4 | £100,000 | -1.23% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 3 | £95,000 | +8.57% | 5 |
| South East | +100 | 2 | £88,750 | +745.24% | |
| Midlands | +68 | 1 | £95,000 | +1.33% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 1 | £95,000 | -5.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £72,500 | - |
Head of Applications Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Head of Applications 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 Head of Applications in the job title.
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Head of Applications 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: