Head of Information Technology Operations
UK
The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary in the UK is £85,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 874 | 952 | 1203 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | +251 | -301 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations | 28 | 20 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.028% | 0.020% | 0.017% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.022% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 17 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £76,250 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £82,500 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £110,000 | £71,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +53.85% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £122,500 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £147,500 | £126,750 | £97,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £91,250 | £76,943 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.81% | +18.59% | -6.74% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT Operations in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT Operations
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Operations.
Head of IT Operations
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Operations over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Head of IT Operations
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 IT Operations within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 | +109 | 27 | £82,500 | -21.43% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 17 | £75,000 | -17.81% | 4 |
| North of England | +63 | 14 | £70,000 | -12.50% | |
| London | +109 | 12 | £125,000 | +4.17% | |
| Work from Home | +73 | 12 | £85,000 | -29.17% | 2 |
| North West | +17 | 7 | £70,000 | -17.65% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | - | - | |
| South East | +1 | 2 | £150,000 | +81.82% | |
| West Midlands | +12 | 1 | £75,000 | -18.92% | 2 |
| Midlands | -10 | 1 | £75,000 | -18.92% | 4 |
Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Head of IT Operations 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 Operations in the job title.
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Head of IT Operations 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: