Technology Director Job Trends

Director of Technology
UK

The median Director of Technology salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 675 653 832
Rank change year-on-year -22 +179 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Director 79 23 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.050% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.055% 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 61 8 34
10th Percentile £85,000 £98,500 £65,716
25th Percentile £90,000 - £67,387
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £100,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -23.60%
75th Percentile £115,000 £106,250 £128,750
90th Percentile £137,500 £120,500 £170,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £97,500 £100,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +17.65% -27.84%

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 90,569 41,555 99,935
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 89.51% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 62,167 23,987 72,008
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,673 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% +7.95% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -6.54%

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 30 June 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 30 June 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 -12 75 £100,000 - 26
UK excluding London -19 54 £97,500 -2.50% 7
London -13 24 £130,000 +6.12% 21
North of England - 22 £97,500 -
Work from Home -2 19 £100,000 -18.37% 8
North West - 17 £100,000 -
South West - 14 £100,000 - 1
South East -20 8 £97,500 -2.50% 4
West Midlands -21 7 £85,000 -15.00% 1
Midlands -34 7 £85,000 -15.00% 1
Yorkshire - 5 £83,210 -
Wales - 4 - -

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

For the 6 months to 30 June 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 26 (32.91%) Cybersecurity
1 26 (32.91%) Decision-Making
2 22 (27.85%) IT Strategy
2 22 (27.85%) Risk Management
3 21 (26.58%) Technology Strategy
4 20 (25.32%) AI
4 20 (25.32%) Roadmaps
5 15 (18.99%) Digital Innovation
6 13 (16.46%) Analytics
6 13 (16.46%) Technology Transformation
7 12 (15.19%) Business Transformation
7 12 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (15.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 11 (13.92%) Budget Management
8 11 (13.92%) Data Architecture
8 11 (13.92%) Digital Strategy
8 11 (13.92%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (12.66%) Data Strategy
9 10 (12.66%) Enterprise Architecture
10 9 (11.39%) Agile
10 9 (11.39%) Customer Experience
10 9 (11.39%) Service Management
11 8 (10.13%) Business Strategy
11 8 (10.13%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (10.13%) CRM
11 8 (10.13%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 7 (8.86%) Service Delivery
12 7 (8.86%) Strategic Thinking
13 6 (7.59%) Change Management
13 6 (7.59%) Culture Change

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 (1.27%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.06%) AWS
1 4 (5.06%) Azure
2 2 (2.53%) SaaS
3 1 (1.27%) GCP
3 1 (1.27%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.53%) Metadata
2 1 (1.27%) Data Lake
General
1 22 (27.85%) Finance
2 12 (15.19%) Public Sector
3 11 (13.92%) Social Skills
4 10 (12.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (10.13%) Legal
6 7 (8.86%) Fire and Rescue
7 6 (7.59%) Local Government
8 5 (6.33%) Advertising
9 4 (5.06%) Banking
9 4 (5.06%) Retail
10 3 (3.80%) Police
11 2 (2.53%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (2.53%) Retail Banking
12 1 (1.27%) Front Office
12 1 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (1.27%) Investment Banking
12 1 (1.27%) Law
12 1 (1.27%) Legal Technology
12 1 (1.27%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.27%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.06%) EPoS
1 4 (5.06%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (3.80%) Cloud Native
2 3 (3.80%) Operational Technology
3 2 (2.53%) Housing Association
3 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.27%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (1.27%) Blockchain
4 1 (1.27%) Derivative
4 1 (1.27%) Equities
4 1 (1.27%) Fixed Income
4 1 (1.27%) Market Risk
4 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.27%) Private Cloud
4 1 (1.27%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.27%) Virtual Reality
4 1 (1.27%) Web3
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (32.91%) Cybersecurity
1 26 (32.91%) Decision-Making
2 22 (27.85%) IT Strategy
2 22 (27.85%) Risk Management
3 21 (26.58%) Technology Strategy
4 20 (25.32%) AI
4 20 (25.32%) Roadmaps
5 15 (18.99%) Digital Innovation
6 13 (16.46%) Analytics
6 13 (16.46%) Technology Transformation
7 12 (15.19%) Business Transformation
7 12 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (15.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 11 (13.92%) Budget Management
8 11 (13.92%) Data Architecture
8 11 (13.92%) Digital Strategy
8 11 (13.92%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (12.66%) Data Strategy
9 10 (12.66%) Enterprise Architecture
10 9 (11.39%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.53%) Python
2 1 (1.27%) C#
2 1 (1.27%) Go
2 1 (1.27%) Java
2 1 (1.27%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.27%) PHP
2 1 (1.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (7.59%) Degree
2 2 (2.53%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (1.27%) CCSK
3 1 (1.27%) CISA
3 1 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.33%) GRC
2 4 (5.06%) Accessibility
3 3 (3.80%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.53%) GDPR
4 2 (2.53%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (2.53%) Microsoft
1 2 (2.53%) SAP
2 1 (1.27%) Google
2 1 (1.27%) Oracle
2 1 (1.27%) Salesforce