Head of Infrastructure
UK
The median Head of Infrastructure salary in the UK is £125,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 696 | 852 | 891 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +156 | +39 | +265 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Infrastructure | 15 | 58 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.057% | 0.075% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.060% | 0.082% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 47 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £63,888 | £59,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £82,500 | £70,000 | £88,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £125,000 | £86,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.35% | -9.47% | +20.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £133,750 | £97,500 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £102,500 | £125,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £100,000 | £86,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +14.67% | +8.88% |
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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £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 | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Head of Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Infrastructure in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Infrastructure
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Infrastructure.
Head of Infrastructure
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Infrastructure over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Head of Infrastructure
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Infrastructure within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 | +119 | 12 | £125,000 | +45.35% | 26 |
| London | +109 | 11 | £125,000 | +31.58% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 8 | £125,000 | +45.35% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +160 | 2 | £100,000 | +16.28% | 11 |
| Scotland | +120 | 1 | £90,000 | -5.26% | |
| North of England | +32 | 1 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 3 |
| North West | -8 | 1 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 1 |
Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Head of Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure in the job title.
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Head of Infrastructure 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: