IT Director Job Trends in the West Midlands

Director of IT
England > West Midlands

The median Director of IT salary in the West Midlands is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 192 173
Rank change year-on-year +18 -19 +110
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director 4 7 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.076% 0.17% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.18% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 5
10th Percentile - - £70,499
25th Percentile - £69,500 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £83,696 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.48% -23.91% +36.86%
75th Percentile - £87,500 £120,000
90th Percentile - £108,500 -
England median annual salary £115,000 £95,000 £95,700
% change year-on-year +21.05% -0.73% -13.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,749 3,866 3,538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.84% 93.34% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,747 1,842 2,953
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

IT Director job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

IT Director
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for IT Director job vacancies in the West Midlands

IT Director Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT 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 across the West Midlands region featuring IT Director in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Budget Responsibility
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 4 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 4 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) PMO
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Enablement

IT Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 4 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Budget Responsibility
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 4 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 4 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Technology Enablement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) PMO