Head of Data Analytics
UK
The median Head of Data Analytics salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 681 | 856 | 948 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +175 | +92 | +256 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Data Analytics | 18 | 22 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.034% | 0.022% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.024% | 0.032% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | £48,750 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £84,063 | £59,815 | £82,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £75,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -25.00% | +30.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,750 | £92,500 | £106,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £121,500 | £183,500 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £96,250 | £75,000 | £86,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.33% | -13.04% | +17.75% |
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 | 47,358 | 93,248 | 95,013 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,451 | 66,908 | 59,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.21% | +5.50% |
Head of Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Data Analytics in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Data Analytics
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Data Analytics.
Head of Data Analytics
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Data Analytics over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Head of Data Analytics
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Data Analytics within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +185 | 17 | £100,000 | +32.45% | 6 |
| London | +108 | 9 | £105,000 | +16.67% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +199 | 8 | £96,250 | +28.33% | 1 |
| South East | - | 5 | £120,000 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +158 | 3 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 2 |
| North of England | +71 | 2 | £88,750 | +18.33% | |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 1 | £85,000 | - | |
| East of England | +43 | 1 | £100,000 | +32.45% | |
| North West | +25 | 1 | £92,500 | +23.33% |
Head of Data Analytics Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Head of Data Analytics 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 Data Analytics in the job title.
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Head of Data Analytics 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: