Head of Technical Services Job Trends

Head of Technical Services
UK

The median Head of Technical Services salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2026.

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 706 - 875
Rank change year-on-year - - +70
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Technical Services 6 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £92,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +48.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £96,250
90th Percentile - - -
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 85,551 39,541 91,790
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.32% 89.78% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56,475 22,949 67,336
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £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 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

Head of Technical Services
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Technical Services job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Technical Services
Salary Trend

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

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

Head of Technical 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 Technical Services within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 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
London - 6 £55,000 - 1
England - 6 £55,000 - 2
Work from Home - 1 £55,000 -

Head of Technical Services Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2026, Head of Technical 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 Technical Services in the job title.

1 1 (16.67%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
1 1 (16.67%) Information Security
1 1 (16.67%) ISMS
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (16.67%) Presales
1 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
1 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management

Head of Technical 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:

General
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
1 1 (16.67%) Information Security
1 1 (16.67%) ISMS
1 1 (16.67%) Presales
1 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
1 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
1 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001