Head of IT Jobs in Yorkshire

Head of Information Technology
England > Yorkshire

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Yorkshire is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 194 276
Rank change year-on-year +63 +82 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 16 29 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 0.60% 0.50% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.53% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 12 22 15
10th Percentile £80,875 £58,244 £52,900
25th Percentile - £62,500 £55,471
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £111,250 £58,513
Median % change year-on-year -10.11% +90.13% +4.66%
75th Percentile - £116,250 £68,125
90th Percentile - £122,999 £71,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £82,250 £75,000
% change year-on-year -8.81% +9.67% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,516 5,488 7,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 95.28% 91.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,354 4,235 3,548
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £49,136 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +0.74% -10.47% +9.76%
75th Percentile £69,938 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,125 £80,000 £83,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Yorkshire

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Head of IT in Yorkshire

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Yorkshire

Head of IT
Job Locations in 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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Yorkshire +51 12 £100,000 -11.11% 1
North Yorkshire +1 11 £100,000 -9.09% 1
South Yorkshire - 3 - -
Head of IT
England

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 1 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 Yorkshire region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 13 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (75.00%) ITIL
3 10 (62.50%) People Management
4 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
5 3 (18.75%) Information Security
5 3 (18.75%) Strategic Planning
5 3 (18.75%) IT Strategy
5 3 (18.75%) ERP
6 2 (12.50%) Project Management
6 2 (12.50%) SQL Server
6 2 (12.50%) Legal
6 2 (12.50%) Manufacturing
6 2 (12.50%) Local Government
6 2 (12.50%) Degree
6 2 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
7 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
7 1 (6.25%) Product Roadmap
7 1 (6.25%) Business Case
7 1 (6.25%) GRC
7 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (6.25%) Agriculture
7 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
7 1 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (6.25%) Power BI
7 1 (6.25%) Data Strategy
7 1 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 1 (6.25%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (6.25%) IT Governance

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.25%) MS Access
2 1 (6.25%) Power BI
General
1 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Legal
2 2 (12.50%) Local Government
2 2 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 1 (6.25%) Agriculture
3 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (75.00%) ITIL
3 10 (62.50%) People Management
4 3 (18.75%) ERP
4 3 (18.75%) Information Security
4 3 (18.75%) IT Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
5 2 (12.50%) Project Management
6 1 (6.25%) Business Case
6 1 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (6.25%) Data Strategy
6 1 (6.25%) IT Governance
6 1 (6.25%) Logistics
6 1 (6.25%) Process Improvement
6 1 (6.25%) Product Roadmap
6 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
6 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
6 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) IBM
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft