Director of IT
UK
The median Director of IT salary in the UK is £88,560 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 801 | 860 | 1134 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +274 | -264 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 94 | 92 | 105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.093% | 0.093% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.098% | 0.10% | 0.067% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 52 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,166 | £59,125 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £88,560 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.78% | - | -11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,625 | £125,000 | £111,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £154,750 | £122,700 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £90,000 | £78,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +14.65% | -12.78% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director.
IT Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
IT Director
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 |
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| England | +102 | 93 | £88,560 | -6.78% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 57 | £82,500 | -8.33% | 14 |
| London | +99 | 35 | £115,000 | +15.00% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +65 | 27 | £105,000 | -8.70% | 5 |
| Midlands | +10 | 22 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 18 | £75,000 | -55.88% | |
| South East | +13 | 15 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +37 | 9 | £85,000 | -1.45% | 8 |
| South West | - | 7 | £88,560 | - | 1 |
| North West | +1 | 6 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 4 |
| East of England | +12 | 5 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 3 | £92,500 | -36.21% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £105,000 | - | 2 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, IT Director 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 featuring IT Director in the job title.
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IT Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: