Head of Information Technology Operations
UK
The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 685 | 885 | 959 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +200 | +74 | +252 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations | 15 | 27 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.028% | 0.027% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.031% | 0.029% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 12 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,500 | £65,750 | £76,875 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £74,375 | £82,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £92,500 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -11.90% | +46.85% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £116,875 | £121,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £148,750 | £126,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £100,000 | £80,000 | £91,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -12.33% | +18.59% |
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 | 49,015 | 93,487 | 94,651 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,518 | 67,038 | 59,603 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 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 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 7 May 2025.
Head of IT Operations
Top 6 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 7 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 | +156 | 15 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +197 | 14 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +73 | 10 | £100,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +59 | 10 | £100,000 | +33.33% | 1 |
| South East | +98 | 4 | £80,000 | -46.67% | 2 |
| London | +86 | 1 | £51,500 | -54.22% | 6 |
Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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: