Head of Technology
UK
The median Head of Technology salary in the UK is £94,500 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 | 676 | 867 | 905 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +191 | +38 | +221 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Technology | 26 | 40 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.047% | 0.039% | 0.066% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.052% | 0.041% | 0.072% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 35 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £52,962 | £65,006 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,424 | £55,000 | £67,506 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £94,500 | £76,250 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.93% | -12.86% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £150,000 | £105,000 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £165,000 | £139,000 | £140,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £94,750 | £65,000 | £73,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.77% | -11.56% | -13.52% |
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 Technology
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Technology in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Technology
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Technology.
Head of Technology
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Technology over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Head of Technology
Top 11 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 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 | +158 | 23 | £94,500 | +23.93% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 20 | £94,750 | +45.77% | 20 |
| South East | +91 | 14 | £125,000 | +31.58% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 5 | £92,500 | -3.90% | 9 |
| North of England | +34 | 4 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
| London | +88 | 2 | £70,047 | -33.29% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 2 | £60,000 | -4.97% | |
| North West | -2 | 2 | £110,000 | +56.17% | |
| Midlands | +63 | 1 | £95,000 | -13.64% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 1 | £95,000 | -13.64% | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | £94,500 | - | 4 |
Head of Technology Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Head of Technology 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 in the job title.
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Head of Technology 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: