Head of Delivery
UK
The median Head of Delivery salary in the UK is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 657 | 831 | 919 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +174 | +88 | +169 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Delivery | 49 | 67 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.090% | 0.068% | 0.061% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.071% | 0.067% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 48 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £61,916 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £70,313 | £68,497 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £85,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +13.33% | -7.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £111,250 | £105,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £179,000 | £115,750 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £76,250 | £68,497 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.64% | +11.32% | -2.15% |
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 | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Head of Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Delivery in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Delivery
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Delivery.
Head of Delivery
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Delivery over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
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 11 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 | +149 | 44 | £86,250 | -1.43% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +173 | 31 | £75,000 | -1.64% | 11 |
| North of England | +60 | 18 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 4 |
| North West | +3 | 15 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +144 | 13 | £90,000 | - | 6 |
| London | +106 | 13 | £87,500 | -7.89% | 7 |
| South East | +98 | 6 | £105,000 | +10.53% | 4 |
| Midlands | +68 | 5 | £90,000 | +26.32% | |
| West Midlands | +63 | 5 | £90,000 | +26.32% | |
| South West | +106 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 2 | £105,000 | +40.00% | 1 |
| North East | +51 | 1 | £90,000 | -3.74% |
Head of Delivery Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Head of Delivery 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 Delivery in the job title.
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Head of Delivery 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: