Head of Professional Services Job Trends

Head of Professional Services
UK

The median Head of Professional Services salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 721 - 901
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Professional Services 7 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.008% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £90,500 - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £102,500 - -
90th Percentile £105,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 86,220 39,579 100,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 89.52% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 58,944 22,377 72,921
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,878 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.54%

Head of Professional Services
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Professional Services' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Head of Professional Services job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Professional Services
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Head of Professional Services job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Professional Services job vacancies in the UK

Head of Professional Services
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Professional Services within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 2026. 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
Work from Home - 6 £95,000 -
England - 4 £95,000 - 1
London - 1 £100,000 - 1

Head of Professional Services Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, Head of Professional Services job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Professional Services in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Budget Management
1 6 (85.71%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 6 (85.71%) Capacity Planning
1 6 (85.71%) Commercial Awareness
1 6 (85.71%) Cost Control
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Economics
1 6 (85.71%) GDPR
1 6 (85.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
1 6 (85.71%) NIST
1 6 (85.71%) PCI DSS
1 6 (85.71%) Penetration Testing
1 6 (85.71%) People Management
1 6 (85.71%) Project Delivery
1 6 (85.71%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Assurance
2 3 (42.86%) GTM Strategy
2 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Data Governance

Head of Professional Services Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Budget Management
1 6 (85.71%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 6 (85.71%) Capacity Planning
1 6 (85.71%) Commercial Awareness
1 6 (85.71%) Cost Control
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Economics
1 6 (85.71%) Penetration Testing
1 6 (85.71%) People Management
1 6 (85.71%) Project Delivery
1 6 (85.71%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Assurance
2 3 (42.86%) GTM Strategy
2 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) GDPR
1 6 (85.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (85.71%) NIST
1 6 (85.71%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft