Technology Director Job Trends

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 leading to 7 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 597 717 710
Rank change year-on-year +120 -7 +327
Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Director 69 25 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.037% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.039% 0.053%
Number of salaries quoted 41 13 18
10th Percentile - £64,500 £103,150
25th Percentile - £82,500 £105,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £87,000 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -27.50% +17.07%
75th Percentile - £120,000 £179,875
90th Percentile £100,000 £160,000 £200,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - £85,000 £117,500
% change year-on-year - -27.66% +4.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 45,700 64,689 50,755
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 95.04% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,478 36,679 39,389
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,219 £42,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% -

Technology Director
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technology Director' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technology Director job vacancy trend in the UK

Technology Director
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Technology Director job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Technology Director job vacancies in the UK

Technology Director
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Director over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Top 8 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 7 November 2025. 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
England +137 60 £90,000 +3.45% 51
London +87 51 £90,000 -18.18% 30
Work from Home +76 26 £122,500 +44.12% 20
UK excluding London +53 5 - - 30
South East +32 2 - - 22
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
Midlands +45 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 2

Technology Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Technology Director job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Technology Director in the job title.

1 48 (69.57%) IT Strategy
2 36 (52.17%) Data Protection
3 34 (49.28%) Accessibility
3 34 (49.28%) OpenUP
4 18 (26.09%) Roadmaps
5 16 (23.19%) Project Management
6 15 (21.74%) Technology Strategy
7 11 (15.94%) IT Governance
7 11 (15.94%) Portfolio Management
7 11 (15.94%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (15.94%) Technology Roadmap
8 10 (14.49%) Budget Responsibility
8 10 (14.49%) Conflict Resolution
8 10 (14.49%) GTM Strategy
8 10 (14.49%) People Management
8 10 (14.49%) PMO
8 10 (14.49%) Thought Leadership
9 8 (11.59%) AI
9 8 (11.59%) Business Development
10 7 (10.14%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (10.14%) SaaS
10 7 (10.14%) SQL
11 6 (8.70%) Alteryx
11 6 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
11 6 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
11 6 (8.70%) Digital Twin
11 6 (8.70%) Mentoring
11 6 (8.70%) Power BI
11 6 (8.70%) Power Platform

Technology Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (1.45%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.14%) SaaS
2 6 (8.70%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.45%) AWS
3 1 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.70%) Power BI
General
1 15 (21.74%) Finance
2 11 (15.94%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (15.94%) Retail
3 10 (14.49%) Legal
4 6 (8.70%) Fire and Rescue
4 6 (8.70%) Social Skills
5 2 (2.90%) Financial Institution
5 2 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (2.90%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.45%) Back Office
6 1 (1.45%) Marketing
6 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.45%) Kafka
1 1 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.45%) React
1 1 (1.45%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.70%) Data Centre
1 6 (8.70%) Management Information System
1 6 (8.70%) NHS
2 2 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.45%) Life Science
3 1 (1.45%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (69.57%) IT Strategy
2 36 (52.17%) Data Protection
3 34 (49.28%) OpenUP
4 18 (26.09%) Roadmaps
5 16 (23.19%) Project Management
6 15 (21.74%) Technology Strategy
7 11 (15.94%) IT Governance
7 11 (15.94%) Portfolio Management
7 11 (15.94%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (15.94%) Technology Roadmap
8 10 (14.49%) Budget Responsibility
8 10 (14.49%) Conflict Resolution
8 10 (14.49%) GTM Strategy
8 10 (14.49%) People Management
8 10 (14.49%) Thought Leadership
9 8 (11.59%) AI
9 8 (11.59%) Business Development
10 7 (10.14%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (8.70%) Project Delivery
11 6 (8.70%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.14%) SQL
2 1 (1.45%) Python
2 1 (1.45%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (2.90%) CISA
2 1 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (1.45%) ACCA
2 1 (1.45%) CCSP
2 1 (1.45%) CIMA
2 1 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (1.45%) CISM
2 1 (1.45%) CISSP
2 1 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (49.28%) Accessibility
2 10 (14.49%) PMO
3 3 (4.35%) GRC
4 1 (1.45%) GDPR
4 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 6 (8.70%) Alteryx
2 2 (2.90%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle
3 1 (1.45%) SAP
3 1 (1.45%) Workday
3 1 (1.45%) Xero