Head of Information
UK
The median Head of Information salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | 861 | 929 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +171 | +68 | +207 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information | 19 | 51 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.034% | 0.049% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.052% | 0.037% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 42 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,813 | £47,627 | £51,652 |
| 25th Percentile | £84,531 | £55,750 | £66,015 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £66,638 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.56% | -21.60% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,125 | £97,500 | £106,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £112,671 | £129,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £71,820 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.31% | -10.23% | +6.67% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Information in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Information
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information.
Head of Information
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Head of Information
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 | +132 | 16 | £95,000 | +26.67% | 26 |
| London | +104 | 9 | £115,000 | +91.67% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +176 | 8 | £90,000 | +25.31% | 22 |
| North of England | +51 | 5 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 3 | £60,000 | -33.33% | 5 |
| North West | +11 | 3 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 2 | £60,000 | -35.14% | |
| Scotland | +115 | 1 | £95,000 | +58.33% | |
| South East | +79 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £95,000 | - | 3 |
Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Head of Information 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 Information in the job title.
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Head of Information 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: