Head of Information Jobs in England

Head of Information
UK > England

The median Head of Information salary in England is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 822 870 1105
Rank change year-on-year +48 +235 -266
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Information 43 31 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.047% 0.037% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.040% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 33 26 61
10th Percentile £46,808 £58,625 £54,223
25th Percentile £55,000 £69,943 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £87,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +12.90% -3.13%
75th Percentile £97,500 £107,188 £101,250
90th Percentile £112,513 £129,375 £110,000
UK median annual salary £66,638 £87,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -23.84% +16.67% -6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Information in England.

Salary trend for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Information in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Information in England

Head of Information
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
London +123 20 £62,500 -30.56% 6
South East -3 10 £73,410 -18.43% 4
North of England +37 7 £90,000 +12.50% 7
Midlands -14 6 £99,750 +24.69% 2
West Midlands -14 5 £99,500 +4.74% 2
Yorkshire +64 3 £92,500 +15.63% 4
North East - 3 £62,946 - 1
North West -4 1 - - 2
East Midlands -19 1 £100,000 +46.52%
Head of Information
UK

Head of Information Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Head of Information 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 England region featuring Head of Information in the job title.

1 30 (69.77%) Information Security
2 22 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (48.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (34.88%) Risk Management
5 14 (32.56%) Project Management
6 13 (30.23%) Management Information System
7 12 (27.91%) NIST
8 11 (25.58%) Social Skills
9 10 (23.26%) GRC
9 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (20.93%) Decision-Making
10 9 (20.93%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (18.60%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (18.60%) Budget Management
11 8 (18.60%) Information Assurance
11 8 (18.60%) Security Cleared
12 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
13 6 (13.95%) Degree
13 6 (13.95%) Resource Management
13 6 (13.95%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 6 (13.95%) CISM
13 6 (13.95%) Finance
13 6 (13.95%) CISSP
13 6 (13.95%) Budgeting
13 6 (13.95%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (13.95%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 6 (13.95%) NCSC
13 6 (13.95%) Cyber Defence
13 6 (13.95%) Cyber Assurance
13 6 (13.95%) NIST 800

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.33%) Firewall
1 1 (2.33%) LAN
1 1 (2.33%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.33%) WAN
Development Applications
1 4 (9.30%) Eclipse
General
1 11 (25.58%) Social Skills
2 8 (18.60%) Influencing Skills
3 6 (13.95%) Finance
4 4 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.98%) Legal
5 3 (6.98%) Police
6 2 (4.65%) Electronics
6 2 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.65%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 13 (30.23%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.95%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (13.95%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (9.30%) Onboarding
4 3 (6.98%) Cyber Security Posture
4 3 (6.98%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (4.65%) Operational Technology
5 2 (4.65%) SCADA
6 1 (2.33%) e-Learning
6 1 (2.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Windows
1 1 (2.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (69.77%) Information Security
2 22 (51.16%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (34.88%) Risk Management
4 14 (32.56%) Project Management
5 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (20.93%) Decision-Making
7 8 (18.60%) Budget Management
7 8 (18.60%) Information Assurance
8 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
9 6 (13.95%) Budgeting
9 6 (13.95%) Cyber Assurance
9 6 (13.95%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 6 (13.95%) Resource Management
9 6 (13.95%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 5 (11.63%) Incident Response
10 5 (11.63%) Innovative Thinking
10 5 (11.63%) ISMS
10 5 (11.63%) Security Operations
11 4 (9.30%) Agile
11 4 (9.30%) CRM
Qualifications
1 8 (18.60%) Security Cleared
2 6 (13.95%) CISM
2 6 (13.95%) CISSP
2 6 (13.95%) Degree
3 5 (11.63%) DBS Check
4 3 (6.98%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (6.98%) PMI Certification
4 3 (6.98%) PMP
4 3 (6.98%) SSCP
5 2 (4.65%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (48.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (27.91%) NIST
3 10 (23.26%) GRC
4 9 (20.93%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (13.95%) NCSC
5 6 (13.95%) NIST 800
6 3 (6.98%) GDPR
7 2 (4.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (4.65%) Data Quality
8 1 (2.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.33%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 1 (2.33%) Nessus
1 1 (2.33%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 1 (2.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (2.33%) Cisco
1 1 (2.33%) Citrix
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.33%) Splunk
1 1 (2.33%) VMware