Head of Technology Services Jobs

Head of Technology Services
UK

The median Head of Technology Services salary in the UK is £165,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 710 900 959
Rank change year-on-year +190 +59 +260
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Technology Services 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.001% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.001% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £157,500 £132,500 £107,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £165,000 £135,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +22.73% +29.41%
75th Percentile £172,500 £137,500 £112,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £165,000 - £110,000

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 50,162 93,945 92,753
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,234 67,289 58,554
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,627
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

Head of Technology Services
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Head of Technology Services in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Technology Services in the UK

Head of Technology Services
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Technology Services.

Salary trend for Head of Technology Services in the UK

Head of Technology 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 Technology Services within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
England +153 2 £165,000 +22.22%
South East - 2 £165,000 -
UK excluding London - 2 £165,000 -

Head of Technology Services Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Head of Technology Services 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 Technology Services in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management

Head of Technology Services 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley