Head of Support
UK
The median Head of Support salary in the UK is £90,000 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 685 | 878 | 949 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +193 | +71 | +277 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Support | 17 | 29 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.028% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.030% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £55,000 | £63,285 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £55,750 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £60,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -40.00% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £91,250 | £135,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,500 | £92,500 | £146,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £60,000 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -40.00% | +66.67% |
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 Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Support.
Head of Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Support over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Head of Support
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Support 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 | +164 | 16 | £90,000 | +5.88% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +178 | 11 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 9 | £90,000 | +50.00% | |
| North West | - | 6 | £90,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 6 | £90,000 | - | |
| London | +102 | 5 | £95,000 | +7.04% | |
| South East | +75 | 3 | £45,000 | -5.26% | |
| Midlands | +65 | 2 | £47,500 | -45.71% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £47,500 | - |
Head of Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Head of Support 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 Support in the job title.
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Head of Support 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: