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 22 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 22 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 721 | 865 | 869 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +144 | +4 | +396 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Services | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | 0.014% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | 0.014% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,649 | £52,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £92,250 | £58,244 | £62,595 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,500 | £105,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +44.83% | -13.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,750 | £116,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £144,000 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £85,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +30.77% | +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 | 54,278 | 90,805 | 76,136 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.57% | 94.82% | 91.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,811 | 62,449 | 52,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £44,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,818 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.20% | -10.30% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +2.91% |
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 22 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 | +111 | 2 | £94,500 | -10.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +124 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| London | +86 | 1 | £94,500 | -37.00% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 1 | £94,500 | -10.00% | 4 |
| South East | +47 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Head of IT Services Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 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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