Director of IT
UK
The median Director of IT salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 817 | 870 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +143 | +53 | +260 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 35 | 95 | 92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.063% | 0.092% | 0.095% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.097% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 82 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £84,000 | £55,999 | £59,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £86,250 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £89,280 | £92,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.21% | -3.48% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £125,000 | £117,500 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £135,000 | £145,000 | £154,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £110,000 | £76,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.74% | -15.56% | +14.65% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £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% | +6.63% |
IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director.
IT Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
IT Director
Top 12 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 30 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 | +99 | 34 | £110,000 | +24.21% | 192 |
| UK excluding London | +156 | 19 | £110,000 | +44.74% | 183 |
| London | +94 | 16 | £95,000 | -20.83% | 30 |
| South East | +84 | 9 | £125,000 | +42.86% | 53 |
| Midlands | +67 | 4 | £86,250 | +15.00% | 35 |
| East of England | +45 | 3 | £110,000 | +57.14% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 3 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 19 |
| Scotland | +118 | 1 | £90,000 | - | 6 |
| South West | +99 | 1 | £130,000 | +46.79% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 1 | £95,000 | -9.52% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| North of England | +44 | 1 | - | - | 41 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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.
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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: