Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 571 | 613 | 819 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +206 | +174 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 131 | 307 | 149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.31% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 254 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,256 | £52,011 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £62,981 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | - | +3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £100,003 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £116,250 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.67% | +7.14% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Head of IT
Top 15 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 | +20 | 125 | £77,500 | +3.33% | 70 |
| UK excluding London | +63 | 94 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 48 |
| North of England | -25 | 40 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 35 | £90,000 | +16.13% | 22 |
| London | +56 | 33 | £94,500 | -5.50% | 26 |
| South East | +89 | 29 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 8 |
| North West | -43 | 25 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 14 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 5 |
| South West | +106 | 13 | £72,500 | +10.69% | 1 |
| Midlands | +39 | 9 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 4 | £200,000 | +166.67% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +41 | 3 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 4 |
| Scotland | +121 | 2 | £90,500 | +40.86% | 2 |
| North East | +46 | 1 | £70,000 | -25.13% | 3 |
| East of England | +20 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Head of IT 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 in the job title.
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Head of IT 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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