Director of Technology
UK

The median Director of Technology salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 940 1148
Rank change year-on-year +131 +208 -294
Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Director 81 37 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.081% 0.037% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% 0.041% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 33 23 30
10th Percentile £65,477 £100,000 -
25th Percentile £67,387 £107,500 £76,135
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £117,800 £92,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.60% +27.35% +2.78%
75th Percentile £136,250 £125,000 £115,000
90th Percentile £170,000 £143,000 £134,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £117,800 £110,000
% change year-on-year -32.09% +7.09% +37.50%

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 94,593 90,744 154,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 91.51% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,603 57,335 84,442
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Technology Director
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technology Director.

Salary trend for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Director over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technology Director in the UK

Technology 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 Technology Director within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
UK excluding London +14 61 £80,000 -32.09% 13
England +120 54 £95,000 -20.83% 29
Scotland - 26 - -
London +111 16 £110,000 -8.33% 21
Midlands - 14 £69,235 - 1
West Midlands - 13 £69,235 -
Work from Home +71 11 £80,000 -32.09% 12
South East +11 9 £146,250 +12.50% 8
South West - 7 £117,500 - 1
North of England +50 5 £120,000 - 2
North West +2 4 £120,000 - 1
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 - -

Technology Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Technology 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 Technology Director in the job title.

1 44 (54.32%) Finance
2 35 (43.21%) Product Management
3 34 (41.98%) Cloud Native
4 33 (40.74%) Decision-Making
5 31 (38.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (37.04%) Product Ownership
6 30 (37.04%) Software Engineering
7 29 (35.80%) Marketing
7 29 (35.80%) Law
8 26 (32.10%) AWS
9 24 (29.63%) CI/CD
10 23 (28.40%) Business Analysis
11 22 (27.16%) ETL
11 22 (27.16%) Analytics
11 22 (27.16%) Databricks
11 22 (27.16%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (27.16%) Data Pipeline
12 21 (25.93%) Apache NiFi
12 21 (25.93%) Machine Learning
12 21 (25.93%) Apache
12 21 (25.93%) Python
12 21 (25.93%) Taxonomies
12 21 (25.93%) Use Case
12 21 (25.93%) Data Analysis
12 21 (25.93%) Data Modelling
12 21 (25.93%) TDD
13 19 (23.46%) Degree
14 18 (22.22%) IT Strategy
15 16 (19.75%) Roadmaps
16 15 (18.52%) Technology Strategy

Technology 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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (25.93%) Apache
2 1 (1.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 26 (32.10%) AWS
2 11 (13.58%) Azure
3 10 (12.35%) SaaS
4 8 (9.88%) Azure Stack
4 8 (9.88%) IaaS
4 8 (9.88%) PaaS
5 3 (3.70%) WhatsApp
6 2 (2.47%) FinancialForce
6 2 (2.47%) GCP
6 2 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.47%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.47%) Power BI
2 1 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
General
1 44 (54.32%) Finance
2 31 (38.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 29 (35.80%) Law
3 29 (35.80%) Marketing
4 22 (27.16%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (14.81%) Social Skills
6 4 (4.94%) Retail
7 2 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.47%) Games
7 2 (2.47%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.23%) Automotive
8 1 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.23%) Legal
8 1 (1.23%) Local Government
8 1 (1.23%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.23%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (25.93%) Apache NiFi
2 3 (3.70%) RESTful
2 3 (3.70%) Spring
2 3 (3.70%) Spring Boot
2 3 (3.70%) Web Services
3 2 (2.47%) React
3 2 (2.47%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 34 (41.98%) Cloud Native
2 30 (37.04%) Product Ownership
3 21 (25.93%) Taxonomies
4 6 (7.41%) Onboarding
4 6 (7.41%) Virtual Team
5 4 (4.94%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.23%) Blockchain
6 1 (1.23%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.23%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (43.21%) Product Management
2 33 (40.74%) Decision-Making
3 30 (37.04%) Software Engineering
4 24 (29.63%) CI/CD
5 23 (28.40%) Business Analysis
6 22 (27.16%) Analytics
6 22 (27.16%) Data Pipeline
6 22 (27.16%) ETL
7 21 (25.93%) Data Analysis
7 21 (25.93%) Data Modelling
7 21 (25.93%) Machine Learning
7 21 (25.93%) TDD
7 21 (25.93%) Use Case
8 18 (22.22%) IT Strategy
9 16 (19.75%) Roadmaps
10 15 (18.52%) Agile
10 15 (18.52%) Technology Strategy
11 14 (17.28%) Information Management
12 13 (16.05%) Cybersecurity
13 11 (13.58%) Continuous Delivery
Programming Languages
1 21 (25.93%) Python
2 8 (9.88%) Java
3 2 (2.47%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.23%) C#
4 1 (1.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (23.46%) Degree
2 5 (6.17%) AWS Certification
3 4 (4.94%) Master's Degree
4 3 (3.70%) AWS Certified Developer
5 1 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.23%) CCSP
5 1 (1.23%) CISA
5 1 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.23%) CISM
5 1 (1.23%) CISSP
5 1 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.23%) CREST Certified
5 1 (1.23%) MBA
5 1 (1.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.70%) QA
2 1 (1.23%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.23%) COBIT
Vendors
1 22 (27.16%) Databricks
2 12 (14.81%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.47%) Google
3 2 (2.47%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.47%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud