Head of Information
UK
The median Head of Information salary in the UK is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 667 | 851 | 945 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +184 | +94 | +184 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information | 23 | 51 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.042% | 0.051% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.054% | 0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 43 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,500 | £48,446 | £51,109 |
| 25th Percentile | £73,750 | £55,750 | £68,523 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £68,275 | £84,101 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.16% | -18.82% | +12.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £117,500 | £96,250 | £95,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £112,513 | £118,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £73,410 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.57% | -8.24% | +14.29% |
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 | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 9 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 9 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 | 20 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 18 |
| London | +107 | 13 | £95,000 | +58.33% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +164 | 8 | £77,500 | +5.57% | 10 |
| North of England | +50 | 5 | £77,500 | +1.34% | |
| Work from Home | +134 | 3 | £60,000 | -24.18% | 4 |
| North West | +15 | 3 | £77,500 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 2 | £60,000 | -35.14% | |
| Scotland | +123 | 1 | £95,000 | +58.33% | |
| South East | +85 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| East of England | +36 | 1 | £95,000 | +26.67% |
Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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: