Technology Director Job Trends

Director of Technology
UK

The median Director of Technology salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 584 685 688
Rank change year-on-year +101 +3 +261
Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Director 58 20 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.098% 0.037% 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.040% 0.071%
Number of salaries quoted 43 8 17
10th Percentile - £48,750 £83,000
25th Percentile - £74,063 £104,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £86,000 £132,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% -35.09% +29.27%
75th Percentile - £89,500 £184,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £94,150 £200,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £92,500 £87,000 £105,000
% change year-on-year +6.32% -17.14% -19.23%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,748 49,914 53,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 92.93% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 33,232 25,949 41,098
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Technology Director
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technology Director' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technology Director job vacancy trend in the UK

Technology Director
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Technology Director job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Technology Director job vacancies in the UK

Technology Director
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Director over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technology Director within the UK over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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 +107 54 £90,000 +4.65% 42
London +81 44 £90,000 -5.26% 3
Work from Home +93 16 £100,000 -4.76% 9
UK excluding London +48 8 £92,500 +6.32% 43
South East +33 3 £165,000 - 12
Midlands +21 2 £85,000 - 7
West Midlands - 2 £85,000 - 2
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
South West - 1 £100,000 - 8

Technology Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Technology Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Technology Director in the job title.

1 45 (77.59%) IT Strategy
2 35 (60.34%) Data Protection
3 34 (58.62%) Accessibility
3 34 (58.62%) OpenUP
4 14 (24.14%) Roadmaps
4 14 (24.14%) Technology Strategy
5 11 (18.97%) Portfolio Management
5 11 (18.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (17.24%) Budget Responsibility
6 10 (17.24%) Conflict Resolution
6 10 (17.24%) GTM Strategy
6 10 (17.24%) IT Governance
6 10 (17.24%) People Management
6 10 (17.24%) PMO
6 10 (17.24%) Project Management
6 10 (17.24%) Technology Roadmap
6 10 (17.24%) Thought Leadership
7 5 (8.62%) AI
7 5 (8.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (5.17%) Decision-Making
8 3 (5.17%) Identity Management
8 3 (5.17%) Service Management
8 3 (5.17%) Storage Management
9 2 (3.45%) Business Continuity
9 2 (3.45%) Business Strategy
9 2 (3.45%) Customer Experience
9 2 (3.45%) Disaster Recovery
9 2 (3.45%) EDI
9 2 (3.45%) Problem-Solving

Technology Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) Ethereum
1 1 (1.72%) Hyperledger
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Distributed Ledger
1 1 (1.72%) Quorum
1 1 (1.72%) R3 Corda
1 1 (1.72%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.72%) Power Platform
1 1 (1.72%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) Power BI
General
1 13 (22.41%) Finance
2 11 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (18.97%) Retail
3 10 (17.24%) Legal
4 4 (6.90%) Social Skills
5 2 (3.45%) Law
6 1 (1.72%) Back Office
6 1 (1.72%) French Language
6 1 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) EDI
2 1 (1.72%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.72%) Blockchain
1 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
1 1 (1.72%) Life Science
1 1 (1.72%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (77.59%) IT Strategy
2 35 (60.34%) Data Protection
3 34 (58.62%) OpenUP
4 14 (24.14%) Roadmaps
4 14 (24.14%) Technology Strategy
5 11 (18.97%) Portfolio Management
5 11 (18.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (17.24%) Budget Responsibility
6 10 (17.24%) Conflict Resolution
6 10 (17.24%) GTM Strategy
6 10 (17.24%) IT Governance
6 10 (17.24%) People Management
6 10 (17.24%) Project Management
6 10 (17.24%) Technology Roadmap
6 10 (17.24%) Thought Leadership
7 5 (8.62%) AI
7 5 (8.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (5.17%) Identity Management
8 3 (5.17%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (1.72%) ACCA
1 1 (1.72%) CIMA
1 1 (1.72%) CISA
1 1 (1.72%) CISM
1 1 (1.72%) CISSP
1 1 (1.72%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (58.62%) Accessibility
2 10 (17.24%) PMO
3 1 (1.72%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (1.72%) Alteryx
1 1 (1.72%) Revolut
1 1 (1.72%) Xero