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 to 12 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 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 615 | 712 | 957 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +245 | -195 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 301 | 252 | 268 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.25% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.27% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 252 | 121 | 195 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £55,933 | £52,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,108 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +3.45% | -6.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,250 | £120,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £68,886 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +1.62% | -7.85% |
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 | 93,937 | 92,745 | 151,578 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,282 | 58,546 | 84,308 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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
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 12 May 2024.
Head of IT
Top 17 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 12 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 | +128 | 281 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | +18 | 209 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +135 | 107 | £85,000 | +3.34% | 12 |
| North of England | +87 | 98 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 8 |
| London | +149 | 85 | £100,000 | +12.68% | 16 |
| North West | +43 | 64 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 4 |
| Midlands | -6 | 31 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 30 | £110,000 | +86.42% | 2 |
| East of England | +29 | 30 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 26 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 3 |
| South West | -29 | 20 | £65,500 | +9.17% | 2 |
| South East | -4 | 18 | £82,500 | -0.96% | 5 |
| Wales | +18 | 7 | £52,508 | - | |
| East Midlands | -13 | 5 | £60,000 | -26.15% | 2 |
| North East | -7 | 4 | £93,500 | +91.79% | 2 |
| Scotland | -62 | 3 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, 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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