Head of IT Jobs in Birmingham

Head of Information Technology
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Head of Information Technology salary in Birmingham is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 122 181
Rank change year-on-year -8 +59 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 20 8 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.64% 0.45% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.48% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 16 7 7
10th Percentile £64,108 £61,250 £82,500
25th Percentile £69,688 £61,875 £95,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 £75,000 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.33% -25.00% +50.20%
75th Percentile £96,250 £105,625 £105,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £139,000 £111,000
West Midlands median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% +7.30%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,969 1,669 3,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 92.88% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,354 1,299 2,256
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in Birmingham

Head of IT
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Head of IT in Birmingham

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in Birmingham over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in Birmingham

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 12 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 12 (60.00%) Project Management
1 12 (60.00%) IT Strategy
2 11 (55.00%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (55.00%) Management Information System
2 11 (55.00%) Finance
3 10 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 10 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (50.00%) Decision-Making
4 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
4 9 (45.00%) Coaching
4 9 (45.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 9 (45.00%) Business Continuity
5 8 (40.00%) Information Security
5 8 (40.00%) Security Management
5 8 (40.00%) Business Continuity Planning
6 4 (20.00%) ITIL
6 4 (20.00%) Budget Management
7 3 (15.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
7 3 (15.00%) Customer Service
7 3 (15.00%) Service Management
7 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
7 3 (15.00%) ITSM
7 3 (15.00%) Agile
7 3 (15.00%) Asset Management
7 3 (15.00%) Business Analysis
7 3 (15.00%) Knowledge Management
7 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
7 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
7 3 (15.00%) Degree

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Epicor Vantage
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) AWS
1 1 (5.00%) Azure
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) Firewall
General
1 11 (55.00%) Finance
2 10 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Turkish Language
5 2 (10.00%) Banking
5 2 (10.00%) Law
5 2 (10.00%) Manufacturing
5 2 (10.00%) Retail
6 1 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 11 (55.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (15.00%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (60.00%) IT Strategy
1 12 (60.00%) Project Management
2 11 (55.00%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 10 (50.00%) Mentoring
4 9 (45.00%) Business Continuity
4 9 (45.00%) Coaching
4 9 (45.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 8 (40.00%) Business Continuity Planning
5 8 (40.00%) Information Security
5 8 (40.00%) Security Management
6 4 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 4 (20.00%) ITIL
7 3 (15.00%) Agile
7 3 (15.00%) Asset Management
7 3 (15.00%) Business Analysis
7 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
7 3 (15.00%) ITSM
7 3 (15.00%) Service Management
7 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (15.00%) Degree
1 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) Epicor