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 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 709 | 835 | 870 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +35 | +307 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technology Director | 24 | 68 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.040% | 0.064% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.045% | 0.067% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 35 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £98,500 | £65,955 | £97,375 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £67,387 | £105,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £90,000 | £117,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -23.60% | +38.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £106,250 | £133,125 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,500 | £170,000 | £142,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £100,000 | £85,000 | £117,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -27.84% | +12.19% |
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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
Technology Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technology Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technology Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technology Director.
Technology Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Director over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Technology Director
Top 7 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 6 July 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 |
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| England | +113 | 18 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 104 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 12 | £122,500 | +44.12% | 43 |
| UK excluding London | +144 | 9 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 37 |
| London | +94 | 7 | £122,500 | - | 70 |
| Midlands | +67 | 5 | £100,000 | +44.44% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +60 | 5 | £100,000 | +44.44% | 4 |
| South East | +68 | 4 | £100,000 | -37.50% | 11 |
Technology Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Technology 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 Technology Director in the job title.
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Technology 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: