Head of IT Infrastructure Jobs

Head of IT Infrastructure
UK

The median Head of IT Infrastructure salary in the UK is £71,000 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 728 881 949
Rank change year-on-year +153 +68 +261
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Infrastructure 1 2 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.002% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.002% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 10
10th Percentile - £96,375 £78,875
25th Percentile £70,500 £96,563 £87,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,000 £98,750 £117,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.10% -15.96% +46.88%
75th Percentile £71,500 £101,563 £122,500
90th Percentile - £102,125 £126,375
UK excluding London median annual salary - £98,750 £82,500
% change year-on-year - +19.70% +10.00%

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 IT Infrastructure
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Head of IT Infrastructure in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT Infrastructure in the UK

Head of IT Infrastructure
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Infrastructure.

Salary trend for Head of IT Infrastructure in the UK

Head of IT Infrastructure
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT 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
England +129 1 £71,000 -28.10% 3
Work from Home +128 1 £71,000 -28.10% 1
London - 1 £71,000 - 3

Head of IT Infrastructure Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Head of IT 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 IT Infrastructure in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Learning Management System
1 1 (100.00%) Moodle
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

Head of IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Moodle
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft