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 23 February 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 660 754
Rank change year-on-year +74 +94 +180
Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Director 75 14 50
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.029% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.032% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 56 10 22
10th Percentile £89,375 £48,750 £67,387
25th Percentile - £83,000 £70,540
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £87,000 £108,250
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -19.63% -8.11%
75th Percentile £97,813 £97,375 £135,938
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,500 £176,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £97,500 £87,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +12.07% +8.75% -32.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 62,963 43,992 71,553
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 91.41% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 39,692 23,186 55,777
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,268
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 23 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Technology Director in the UK

Technology Director
Top 12 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 23 February 2026. 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 +74 71 £90,000 +3.45% 17
London +76 47 £90,000 -5.26% 10
UK excluding London +21 22 £97,500 +12.07% 10
Work from Home +61 17 £91,605 -12.76% 10
South East - 10 £97,500 - 5
West Midlands +13 5 £85,000 -15.00% 1
Midlands +1 5 £85,000 -15.00% 1
North of England -18 3 £96,605 +84.01% 4
South West - 3 £110,000 -
Yorkshire -28 2 £96,605 +11.04% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 - -
North West +7 1 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 23 February 2026, 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 55 (73.33%) IT Strategy
2 35 (46.67%) Data Protection
3 34 (45.33%) Accessibility
3 34 (45.33%) OpenUP
4 24 (32.00%) Technology Strategy
5 18 (24.00%) Roadmaps
6 13 (17.33%) AI
6 13 (17.33%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (16.00%) Decision-Making
8 11 (14.67%) Portfolio Management
8 11 (14.67%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (13.33%) Budget Responsibility
9 10 (13.33%) Conflict Resolution
9 10 (13.33%) GTM Strategy
9 10 (13.33%) IT Governance
9 10 (13.33%) People Management
9 10 (13.33%) PMO
9 10 (13.33%) Project Management
9 10 (13.33%) Technology Roadmap
9 10 (13.33%) Thought Leadership
10 8 (10.67%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (10.67%) Risk Management
11 7 (9.33%) Digital Innovation
12 6 (8.00%) Budget Management
12 6 (8.00%) Customer Experience
12 6 (8.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 6 (8.00%) Technology Transformation
13 5 (6.67%) Business Transformation
13 5 (6.67%) Performance Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.33%) Ethereum
1 1 (1.33%) Hyperledger
Business Applications
1 1 (1.33%) Distributed Ledger
1 1 (1.33%) Quorum
1 1 (1.33%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.33%) Azure
1 1 (1.33%) SaaS
General
1 22 (29.33%) Finance
2 17 (22.67%) Legal
3 11 (14.67%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (13.33%) Retail
5 5 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (6.67%) Social Skills
6 2 (2.67%) Fire and Rescue
6 2 (2.67%) Law
7 1 (1.33%) Advertising
7 1 (1.33%) French Language
7 1 (1.33%) Local Government
7 1 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.33%) Police
7 1 (1.33%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.33%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.67%) EDI
2 1 (1.33%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (1.33%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.33%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (2.67%) Blockchain
2 2 (2.67%) Cloud Native
2 2 (2.67%) Housing Association
3 1 (1.33%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (1.33%) Life Science
3 1 (1.33%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.33%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (1.33%) Web3
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (73.33%) IT Strategy
2 35 (46.67%) Data Protection
3 34 (45.33%) OpenUP
4 24 (32.00%) Technology Strategy
5 18 (24.00%) Roadmaps
6 13 (17.33%) AI
6 13 (17.33%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (16.00%) Decision-Making
8 11 (14.67%) Portfolio Management
8 11 (14.67%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (13.33%) Budget Responsibility
9 10 (13.33%) Conflict Resolution
9 10 (13.33%) GTM Strategy
9 10 (13.33%) IT Governance
9 10 (13.33%) People Management
9 10 (13.33%) Project Management
9 10 (13.33%) Technology Roadmap
9 10 (13.33%) Thought Leadership
10 8 (10.67%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.33%) C#
1 1 (1.33%) Go
1 1 (1.33%) Java
1 1 (1.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.33%) PHP
1 1 (1.33%) Python
1 1 (1.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (1.33%) ACCA
1 1 (1.33%) CIMA
1 1 (1.33%) CISA
1 1 (1.33%) CISM
1 1 (1.33%) CISSP
1 1 (1.33%) Degree
1 1 (1.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (45.33%) Accessibility
2 10 (13.33%) PMO
3 2 (2.67%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (2.67%) SAP
2 1 (1.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.33%) Revolut