Head of Technology
UK
The median Head of Technology salary in the UK is £88,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 680 | 859 | 912 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +179 | +53 | +188 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Technology | 31 | 36 | 67 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.036% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.038% | 0.073% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 31 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,500 | £52,104 | £65,006 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,848 | £55,000 | £67,699 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £88,750 | £76,250 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.39% | -7.58% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £105,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £165,000 | £137,500 | £157,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £88,750 | £63,139 | £74,378 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.56% | -15.11% | -12.49% |
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 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% | +5.64% |
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 16 May 2025.
Head of Technology
Top 10 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 16 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 | +148 | 28 | £88,750 | +16.39% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +196 | 24 | £88,750 | +40.56% | 25 |
| South East | - | 17 | £107,500 | - | 11 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 6 | £72,500 | -22.67% | 11 |
| North of England | +50 | 5 | £68,750 | -2.40% | 2 |
| London | +91 | 3 | £70,047 | -33.29% | 19 |
| North West | +5 | 3 | £93,750 | +28.53% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 2 | £60,000 | -4.97% | |
| Midlands | +63 | 2 | £87,500 | -20.45% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 2 | £87,500 | -20.45% | 3 |
Head of Technology Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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: