Head of Infrastructure
UK
The median Head of Infrastructure salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 715 | 829 | 892 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +114 | +63 | +262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Infrastructure | 14 | 54 | 69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.054% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.057% | 0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 43 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £71,175 | £63,888 | £69,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,375 | £68,750 | £92,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £75,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -21.05% | +16.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £138,125 | £98,125 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,750 | £102,500 | £126,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -11.76% | +23.39% |
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 | 50,837 | 94,491 | 90,806 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.77% | 94.69% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,317 | 67,546 | 57,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 18 May 2025.
Head of Infrastructure
Top 8 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 18 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 | +88 | 11 | £110,000 | +36.65% | 16 |
| London | +100 | 9 | £125,000 | +31.58% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 7 | £110,000 | +27.91% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +148 | 3 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 6 |
| South East | +83 | 1 | £72,500 | -26.02% | 2 |
| North of England | +36 | 1 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
| North West | -10 | 1 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £90,000 | - |
Head of Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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: