Head of Delivery Job Trends

Head of Delivery
UK

The median Head of Delivery salary in the UK is £88,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 658 668
Rank change year-on-year +66 +10 +274
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Delivery 43 51 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.073% 0.093% 0.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.100% 0.081%
Number of salaries quoted 31 42 32
10th Percentile £72,000 £55,000 £63,718
25th Percentile £75,000 £61,386 £72,253
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £88,750 £90,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.39% -5.26% +15.15%
75th Percentile £100,000 £110,938 £148,125
90th Percentile £113,000 £147,500 £172,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £68,338 £73,627
% change year-on-year +17.06% -7.18% -12.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,612 51,163 49,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 93.12% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32,999 26,912 38,093
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Head of Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Delivery' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Head of Delivery job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Delivery
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Head of Delivery job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Delivery job vacancies in the UK

Head of Delivery
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Delivery over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of Delivery in the UK

Head of Delivery
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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 +52 39 £85,000 -4.23% 20
London +51 20 £97,500 -4.88% 8
UK excluding London +39 19 £80,000 +17.06% 13
Work from Home +56 8 £85,000 -11.69% 3
Midlands +24 8 £78,750 +15.24% 4
West Midlands +28 7 £82,500 +20.72% 2
East of England +31 5 £80,000 +10.01%
South West +9 3 £75,000 +36.36% 1
South East +22 2 £91,875 -16.48% 5
North West +33 1 £60,000 - 4
North of England +14 1 £60,000 +20.00% 4
East Midlands - 1 £50,000 - 2

Head of Delivery Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Head of Delivery job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Delivery in the job title.

1 16 (37.21%) Roadmaps
2 15 (34.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (18.60%) Business Strategy
4 7 (16.28%) Agile
5 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (11.63%) Mentoring
6 5 (11.63%) QA
6 5 (11.63%) Workflow
7 4 (9.30%) Coaching
7 4 (9.30%) Customer-Centricity
8 3 (6.98%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (6.98%) PMO
8 3 (6.98%) Presales
8 3 (6.98%) Project Delivery
8 3 (6.98%) Project Management
8 3 (6.98%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (6.98%) Technology Roadmap
9 2 (4.65%) Accessibility
9 2 (4.65%) AI
9 2 (4.65%) Azure
9 2 (4.65%) Change Management
9 2 (4.65%) CI/CD
9 2 (4.65%) DevOps
9 2 (4.65%) Matrix Organization
9 2 (4.65%) Migration
9 2 (4.65%) People Management
9 2 (4.65%) Performance Management
9 2 (4.65%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (4.65%) Process Improvement

Head of Delivery Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.33%) CMS
1 1 (2.33%) Headless CMS
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) Azure
1 2 (4.65%) SaaS
2 1 (2.33%) AWS
2 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.33%) Serverless
2 1 (2.33%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (2.33%) Power BI
1 1 (2.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 4 (9.30%) Finance
1 4 (9.30%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (4.65%) Retail
3 1 (2.33%) Banking
3 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.30%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.98%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.65%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.65%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (37.21%) Roadmaps
2 15 (34.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (18.60%) Business Strategy
4 7 (16.28%) Agile
5 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (11.63%) Mentoring
6 5 (11.63%) Workflow
7 4 (9.30%) Coaching
7 4 (9.30%) Customer-Centricity
8 3 (6.98%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (6.98%) Presales
8 3 (6.98%) Project Delivery
8 3 (6.98%) Project Management
8 3 (6.98%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (6.98%) Technology Roadmap
9 2 (4.65%) AI
9 2 (4.65%) Change Management
9 2 (4.65%) Service Delivery
9 2 (4.65%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (2.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (2.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.63%) QA
2 3 (6.98%) PMO
3 2 (4.65%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (4.65%) SAP
2 1 (2.33%) Optimizely