Director of IT
UK

The median Director of IT salary in the UK is £89,280 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 811 881 1134
Rank change year-on-year +70 +253 -284
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 91 91 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.092% 0.090% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.098% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 80 49 60
10th Percentile £55,832 £58,750 £69,750
25th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £89,280 £100,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.72% +5.26% -11.63%
75th Percentile £117,500 £125,000 £111,250
90th Percentile £145,000 £153,000 £122,525
UK excluding London median annual salary £76,000 £90,000 £78,500
% change year-on-year -15.56% +14.65% -12.78%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,776 92,678 150,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,209 58,362 84,200
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Director in the UK

IT Director
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director.

Salary trend for IT Director in the UK

IT Director
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Director in the UK

IT Director
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 +102 90 £88,560 -10.32% 17
UK excluding London +30 53 £76,000 -15.56% 12
London +87 36 £110,000 +10.00% 5
Work from Home +74 25 £105,000 -12.50% 5
Midlands +8 21 £75,000 -55.88% 1
West Midlands +26 17 £75,000 -55.88%
South East +6 16 £90,000 - 3
North of England +50 6 £90,000 -24.21% 6
South West - 6 £88,560 -
East of England +24 5 £70,000 -17.65% 2
North West +13 5 £75,000 - 3
East Midlands - 2 £105,000 - 1
Yorkshire +88 1 £100,000 -31.03% 3

IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, IT Director 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 IT Director in the job title.

1 30 (32.97%) Degree
1 30 (32.97%) IT Strategy
2 27 (29.67%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (24.18%) Project Management
3 22 (24.18%) Technology Strategy
4 21 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (21.98%) Social Skills
6 19 (20.88%) Finance
7 16 (17.58%) Service Delivery
7 16 (17.58%) Roadmaps
8 15 (16.48%) Strategic Thinking
9 14 (15.38%) Strategic Planning
10 13 (14.29%) Computer Science
11 12 (13.19%) Problem-Solving
12 11 (12.09%) Line Management
13 10 (10.99%) Artificial Intelligence
13 10 (10.99%) Agile
13 10 (10.99%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (9.89%) Decision-Making
14 9 (9.89%) Change Management
14 9 (9.89%) Management Information System
14 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
15 8 (8.79%) ITIL
15 8 (8.79%) Data Security
15 8 (8.79%) Service Management
15 8 (8.79%) TOGAF
15 8 (8.79%) Analytics
15 8 (8.79%) Business Strategy
15 8 (8.79%) Thought Leadership
16 7 (7.69%) Project Delivery

IT Director 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.10%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (4.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.69%) SaaS
2 3 (3.30%) Power Platform
2 3 (3.30%) WhatsApp
3 1 (1.10%) AWS
3 1 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.10%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.40%) LAN
1 4 (4.40%) WAN
2 3 (3.30%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (2.20%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.30%) Power BI
2 2 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
General
1 20 (21.98%) Social Skills
2 19 (20.88%) Finance
3 10 (10.99%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (4.40%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.40%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.40%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.20%) Banking
6 2 (2.20%) Legal
6 2 (2.20%) Retail
7 1 (1.10%) Automotive
7 1 (1.10%) Electronics
7 1 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.10%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.30%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.89%) Management Information System
2 5 (5.49%) CMDB
3 4 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.30%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.20%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (2.20%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.10%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.10%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (1.10%) Molecular Biology
6 1 (1.10%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.10%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (32.97%) IT Strategy
2 27 (29.67%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (24.18%) Project Management
3 22 (24.18%) Technology Strategy
4 21 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (17.58%) Roadmaps
5 16 (17.58%) Service Delivery
6 15 (16.48%) Strategic Thinking
7 14 (15.38%) Strategic Planning
8 13 (14.29%) Computer Science
9 12 (13.19%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (12.09%) Line Management
11 10 (10.99%) Agile
11 10 (10.99%) Artificial Intelligence
12 9 (9.89%) Change Management
12 9 (9.89%) Decision-Making
13 8 (8.79%) Business Strategy
13 8 (8.79%) Data Security
13 8 (8.79%) Service Management
13 8 (8.79%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 30 (32.97%) Degree
2 5 (5.49%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (4.40%) Master's Degree
4 3 (3.30%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.30%) RIBA
5 2 (2.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (1.10%) CISSP
6 1 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.10%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.10%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.49%) Data Quality
2 4 (4.40%) Accessibility
3 3 (3.30%) SLA
4 2 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (2.20%) GDPR
4 2 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.10%) NIST
Vendors
1 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.30%) Salesforce
2 3 (3.30%) SAP
3 2 (2.20%) Pega