Head of Information Technology Operations
UK
The median Head of Information Technology Operations salary in the UK is £92,500 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 | 877 | 923 | 1238 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +315 | -317 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Operations | 30 | 24 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.025% | 0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.028% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 15 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £78,750 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,875 | £85,625 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £92,500 | £110,000 | £70,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +55.48% | -14.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £108,125 | £121,250 | £90,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £146,250 | £124,750 | £94,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £91,250 | £68,886 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.07% | +32.47% | -16.50% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Head of IT Operations
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT Operations in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT Operations
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Operations.
Head of IT Operations
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Operations over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Head of IT Operations
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Operations within the UK 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 |
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| England | +44 | 29 | £85,000 | -19.05% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 20 | £77,500 | -15.07% | 2 |
| North of England | +40 | 14 | £70,000 | -17.65% | |
| Work from Home | +46 | 13 | £85,000 | -29.17% | 1 |
| London | +119 | 11 | £125,000 | +4.17% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 7 | - | - | |
| North West | -1 | 7 | £70,000 | -17.65% | |
| Midlands | -12 | 3 | £75,000 | -14.29% | 2 |
| South East | -9 | 2 | £150,000 | +81.82% | |
| West Midlands | -14 | 2 | £75,000 | -14.29% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Head of IT Operations Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Head of IT Operations 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 Head of IT Operations in the job title.
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Head of IT Operations 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: