Head of IT Jobs in West Yorkshire

Head of Information Technology
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Head of Information Technology salary in West Yorkshire is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 140 213
Rank change year-on-year +48 +73 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 10 16 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 0.72% 0.52% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.53% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 10 16 10
10th Percentile £75,000 £58,244 £52,325
25th Percentile - £68,936 £56,012
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £112,500 £62,250
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +80.72% +8.26%
75th Percentile - £116,250 £68,438
90th Percentile - - £73,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £100,000 £85,000 £62,250
% change year-on-year +17.65% +36.55% +11.34%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,238 2,992 4,452
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.45% 96.39% 92.87%
Number of salaries quoted 637 2,183 2,230
10th Percentile £27,750 £28,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +9.62%
75th Percentile £76,250 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £82,500 £86,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,683 £49,136 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.96% -6.41% +5.00%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in West Yorkshire

Head of IT
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in West Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Head of IT in West Yorkshire

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in West Yorkshire

Head of IT
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Leeds +48 10 £100,000 -11.11%
Head of IT
Yorkshire

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Head of IT 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 across the West Yorkshire region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) ITIL
1 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (80.00%) People Management
3 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (10.00%) IT Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) GRC
4 1 (10.00%) MS Access
4 1 (10.00%) ERP
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
4 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (10.00%) ITSM
4 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (10.00%) Information Security
4 1 (10.00%) IT Governance

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) MS Access
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (90.00%) ITIL
2 8 (80.00%) People Management
3 1 (10.00%) ERP
3 1 (10.00%) Information Security
3 1 (10.00%) IT Governance
3 1 (10.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (10.00%) ITSM
3 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Service Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) GRC