Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology salary in the UK 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 | 617 | 800 | 988 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +183 | +188 | -217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 310 | 147 | 275 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 255 | 118 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,719 | £56,250 | £52,832 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,595 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.45% | -6.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £99,688 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,250 | £120,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +7.14% | -3.45% |
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
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Head of IT
Top 17 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 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 | +179 | 290 | £75,000 | - | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +90 | 220 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 104 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 16 |
| North of England | +111 | 103 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 8 |
| London | +148 | 83 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 21 |
| North West | +56 | 70 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 6 |
| Midlands | +6 | 36 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 7 |
| East of England | +21 | 31 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 30 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +75 | 28 | £85,000 | +36.55% | 1 |
| South East | -6 | 19 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 5 |
| South West | -23 | 19 | £65,500 | +4.80% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 7 | £52,508 | - | |
| East Midlands | -14 | 6 | £60,000 | -26.15% | 3 |
| North East | - | 5 | £93,500 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -70 | 3 | £64,250 | -26.57% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 featuring Head of IT in the job title.
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Head of IT 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:
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