Director of IT
UK
The median Director of IT salary in the UK is £90,000 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 | 811 | 856 | 1155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +299 | -284 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 96 | 91 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.091% | 0.096% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | 0.11% | 0.065% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 55 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,166 | £60,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -12.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,750 | £125,000 | £111,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £154,000 | £123,550 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £76,000 | £90,000 | £78,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +14.65% | -13.97% |
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% |
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 1 June 2024.
IT Director
Top 14 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 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 | +43 | 94 | £89,280 | -0.80% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 57 | £76,000 | -15.56% | 19 |
| London | +99 | 37 | £120,000 | +23.08% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 29 | £105,000 | -4.55% | 7 |
| Midlands | +7 | 23 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 18 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 2 |
| South East | -6 | 13 | £87,500 | -2.78% | 6 |
| North of England | +33 | 10 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 6 |
| North West | -2 | 7 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 1 |
| South West | -20 | 7 | £88,560 | +18.08% | 1 |
| East of England | +2 | 4 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 3 | £92,500 | -36.21% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £105,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -65 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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: