Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 536 | 611 | 727 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +75 | +116 | +233 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 155 | 301 | 250 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.30% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 104 | 253 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,794 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £64,108 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +6.67% | +3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,625 | £100,000 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £116,250 | £120,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £74,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.67% | +6.43% | +1.62% |
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 | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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
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 9 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 9 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 | +34 | 148 | £75,000 | -7.41% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | +96 | 115 | £75,000 | +0.67% | 44 |
| North of England | +2 | 49 | £78,750 | +12.50% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +76 | 39 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 20 |
| South East | +113 | 37 | £72,500 | -12.12% | 16 |
| London | +61 | 35 | £90,000 | -10.00% | 27 |
| North West | -19 | 32 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +48 | 16 | £100,000 | -10.11% | 3 |
| South West | +108 | 14 | £72,500 | +10.69% | 4 |
| Midlands | +44 | 12 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +45 | 5 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 5 | £200,000 | +166.67% | 4 |
| Scotland | +125 | 2 | £90,500 | +0.56% | |
| North East | +47 | 1 | £70,000 | -25.13% | |
| East of England | +8 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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