Hybrid/Remote Head of IT Operations Job Trends

Head of Information Technology Operations
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary for remote/hybrid work is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 362 427 471
Rank change year-on-year +65 +44 +258
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations 10 11 5
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.066% 0.064% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.066% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 4
10th Percentile £85,000 £65,750 £51,935
25th Percentile £92,500 £68,125 £60,334
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £80,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +23.08% -27.78%
75th Percentile £105,000 £116,875 £77,500
90th Percentile - £118,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £100,000 £95,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +46.15% -20.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,267 16,602 18,838
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 96.23% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,248 10,274 15,312
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,436 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.86% +0.73% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of IT Operations' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Head of IT Operations job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Head of IT Operations
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Head of IT Operations job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Head of IT Operations job vacancies

Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, Head of IT Operations 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Head of IT Operations in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (90.00%) Data Protection
2 9 (90.00%) Microsoft
3 8 (80.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 8 (80.00%) ITIL
3 8 (80.00%) Service Management
3 8 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (70.00%) AWS
4 7 (70.00%) AWS Certification
4 7 (70.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 7 (70.00%) Azure
4 7 (70.00%) Azure Certification
4 7 (70.00%) Budget Management
4 7 (70.00%) Budgeting
4 7 (70.00%) Business Continuity
4 7 (70.00%) CCNP
4 7 (70.00%) Cisco
4 7 (70.00%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (70.00%) Computer Science
4 7 (70.00%) Degree
4 7 (70.00%) DevOps
4 7 (70.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 7 (70.00%) ERP
4 7 (70.00%) High Availability
4 7 (70.00%) Infrastructure as Code
4 7 (70.00%) Infrastructure Management
4 7 (70.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
4 7 (70.00%) ITSM
4 7 (70.00%) LAN

Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (70.00%) AWS
1 7 (70.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (70.00%) LAN
1 7 (70.00%) SD-WAN
1 7 (70.00%) Unified Communications
1 7 (70.00%) VoIP
1 7 (70.00%) VPN
1 7 (70.00%) WAN
1 7 (70.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (70.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (10.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (90.00%) Data Protection
3 8 (80.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 8 (80.00%) ITIL
3 8 (80.00%) Service Management
3 8 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (70.00%) Business Continuity
4 7 (70.00%) Computer Science
4 7 (70.00%) DevOps
4 7 (70.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 7 (70.00%) ERP
4 7 (70.00%) High Availability
4 7 (70.00%) Infrastructure as Code
4 7 (70.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
4 7 (70.00%) ITSM
4 7 (70.00%) Logistics
4 7 (70.00%) Problem Management
4 7 (70.00%) Project Management
4 7 (70.00%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) AWS Certification
1 7 (70.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 7 (70.00%) Azure Certification
1 7 (70.00%) CCNP
1 7 (70.00%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (70.00%) Degree
1 7 (70.00%) Master's Degree
1 7 (70.00%) PMI Certification
1 7 (70.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (70.00%) NIST
2 2 (20.00%) GRC
2 2 (20.00%) NCSC
3 1 (10.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (70.00%) Cisco