Head of IT Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Head of Information Technology
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Information Technology salary for remote or hybrid work is £81,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 371 486 612
Rank change year-on-year +115 +126 +121
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 42 103 59
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.30% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.32% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 32 96 51
10th Percentile £62,750 £60,250 £55,933
25th Percentile £69,688 £62,875 £61,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,250 £85,000 £82,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% +3.66% +19.04%
75th Percentile £95,000 £115,313 £110,000
90th Percentile £104,950 £123,749 £126,250
UK median annual salary £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.13% +6.67% +3.45%

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 WFH or hybrid 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 13,568 32,486 41,019
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 95.98% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,888 24,950 29,138
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,116 £36,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,451 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.29% -9.68% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.83% -

Head of IT
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Head of IT trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Head of IT
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Head of IT.

Head of IT salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of IT
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Head of IT salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 2 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 14 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 14 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 13 (30.95%) Social Skills
2 13 (30.95%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (28.57%) Finance
4 11 (26.19%) Project Management
4 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (21.43%) ERP
5 9 (21.43%) Microsoft
6 8 (19.05%) Business Continuity
6 8 (19.05%) Decision-Making
7 7 (16.67%) Power Platform
7 7 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
7 7 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (16.67%) SQL
7 7 (16.67%) ITIL
8 6 (14.29%) Windows
8 6 (14.29%) Service Management
8 6 (14.29%) Agile
8 6 (14.29%) Google
8 6 (14.29%) Manufacturing
8 6 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
8 6 (14.29%) User Experience
8 6 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (14.29%) Digital Enablement
8 6 (14.29%) Technology Enablement
8 6 (14.29%) Budget Management

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (4.76%) Moodle
2 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.38%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 7 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 4 (9.52%) Azure
3 2 (4.76%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.76%) SaaS
4 1 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.76%) Firewall
1 2 (4.76%) LAN
1 2 (4.76%) WAN
2 1 (2.38%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.90%) Power BI
1 5 (11.90%) SQL Server
General
1 13 (30.95%) Social Skills
2 12 (28.57%) Finance
3 6 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 4 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (7.14%) Telecoms
6 2 (4.76%) Legal
6 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.38%) Banking
7 1 (2.38%) Front Office
7 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) .NET
1 1 (2.38%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) Data Centre
2 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.76%) FMCG
3 2 (4.76%) Learning Management System
3 2 (4.76%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.38%) Derivative
4 1 (2.38%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.38%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.29%) Windows
2 2 (4.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (33.33%) IT Strategy
1 14 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 13 (30.95%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (26.19%) Project Management
4 9 (21.43%) ERP
5 8 (19.05%) Business Continuity
5 8 (19.05%) Decision-Making
6 7 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
6 7 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (16.67%) ITIL
6 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
7 6 (14.29%) Agile
7 6 (14.29%) Budget Management
7 6 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (14.29%) Digital Enablement
7 6 (14.29%) Service Management
7 6 (14.29%) Technology Enablement
7 6 (14.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.67%) SQL
2 2 (4.76%) T-SQL
3 1 (2.38%) C#
3 1 (2.38%) C++
3 1 (2.38%) Java
3 1 (2.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (4.76%) MCP
1 2 (4.76%) MCSE
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.52%) GDPR
2 2 (4.76%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.38%) GRC
3 1 (2.38%) PMO
3 1 (2.38%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (4.76%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.76%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.29%) Google
3 2 (4.76%) Citrix
3 2 (4.76%) SAP
4 1 (2.38%) Cisco
4 1 (2.38%) ForeScout
4 1 (2.38%) Fortinet