Head of IT Services
UK
The median Head of IT Services salary in the UK is £94,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 737 | 832 | 861 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +29 | +401 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Services | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.011% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.006% | 0.012% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £52,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £92,250 | £58,244 | £62,595 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,500 | £62,734 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.64% | -13.47% | -13.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,750 | £115,313 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £150,000 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £62,734 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.49% | +8.33% |
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 | 54,330 | 85,864 | 73,683 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.51% | 94.85% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,016 | 58,065 | 51,514 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £43,800 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,250 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.10% | +2.40% |
Head of IT Services
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT Services in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT Services
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Services.
Head of IT Services
Top 5 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 Services within the UK over the 6 months to 29 July 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 | +87 | 3 | £94,500 | +50.64% | 4 |
| London | +83 | 2 | £94,500 | -37.00% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 2 | £94,500 | +45.38% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +87 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| South East | +41 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Head of IT Services Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 July 2025, Head of IT Services 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 Services in the job title.
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Head of IT Services 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:
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