Head of IT Jobs in York

Head of Information Technology
North Yorkshire > York

The median Head of Information Technology salary in York is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 37 -
Rank change year-on-year +16 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 10 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in York 7.46% 2.07% -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% 2.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
North Yorkshire median annual salary £100,000 £110,000 -
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 130 325 325
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.01% 96.15% 92.07%
Number of salaries quoted 78 269 224
10th Percentile £32,100 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,438 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £73,750 £75,000
North Yorkshire median annual salary £47,683 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.20% -10.53% -

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in York

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in York

Head of IT
Salary Trend in York

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in York

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 17 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 York region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) ITIL
1 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (90.00%) People Management
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (10.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (10.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (10.00%) Business Case
2 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Agriculture
2 1 (10.00%) ERP
2 1 (10.00%) IBM
2 1 (10.00%) Project Management
2 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (10.00%) Retail
2 1 (10.00%) Logistics
2 1 (10.00%) Strategic Planning

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

General
1 1 (10.00%) Agriculture
1 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (10.00%) Retail
1 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (90.00%) ITIL
1 9 (90.00%) People Management
2 1 (10.00%) Business Case
2 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (10.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (10.00%) ERP
2 1 (10.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (10.00%) Logistics
2 1 (10.00%) Project Management
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (10.00%) Strategic Planning
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) IBM