Head of IT Jobs in England

Head of Information Technology
UK > England

The median Head of Information Technology salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 572 759 911
Rank change year-on-year +187 +152 -142
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT 295 140 271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.17% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.19% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 242 108 206
10th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £52,955
25th Percentile £60,750 £62,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.23%
75th Percentile £96,250 £97,813 £90,938
90th Percentile £116,250 £115,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,750
% change year-on-year - -0.99% +1.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,043 75,204 138,046
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.22% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 65,775 49,529 75,271
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT in England.

Salary trend for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of IT in England

Head of IT
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
North of England +104 108 £70,000 +1.82% 6
London +118 80 £100,000 +15.94% 13
North West +47 75 £67,500 -15.63% 3
Midlands -6 37 £75,000 +15.38% 6
West Midlands +2 31 £75,000 +11.11% 4
East of England +14 30 £90,000 +20.00% 3
Yorkshire +69 28 £85,000 +30.77% 2
South West -22 21 £65,500 +6.94% 5
South East -27 20 £82,500 +10.00% 2
East Midlands -32 6 £60,000 -26.15% 2
North East - 5 £93,500 - 1
Head of IT
UK

Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Head of IT 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 across the England region featuring Head of IT in the job title.

1 82 (27.80%) IT Strategy
2 76 (25.76%) Social Skills
3 66 (22.37%) ITIL
4 59 (20.00%) Project Management
4 59 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 58 (19.66%) Finance
5 58 (19.66%) Roadmaps
6 49 (16.61%) Azure
7 47 (15.93%) Microsoft 365
7 47 (15.93%) Cybersecurity
8 46 (15.59%) Service Delivery
9 45 (15.25%) Microsoft
10 44 (14.92%) Problem-Solving
11 42 (14.24%) Degree
12 41 (13.90%) Budget Management
13 39 (13.22%) ERP
14 38 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
15 37 (12.54%) CRM
15 37 (12.54%) ITSM
16 36 (12.20%) Service Management
16 36 (12.20%) Mentoring
17 34 (11.53%) SLA
18 33 (11.19%) Windows
19 31 (10.51%) Retail
19 31 (10.51%) Decision-Making
20 30 (10.17%) Management Information System
21 28 (9.49%) Active Directory
22 27 (9.15%) Information Security
22 27 (9.15%) Agile
22 27 (9.15%) Customer Service

Head of IT Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (4.07%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (2.03%) AutoCAD
1 6 (2.03%) Revit
2 3 (1.02%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (1.02%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.71%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.34%) Epicor Vantage
4 1 (0.34%) Magento
4 1 (0.34%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 49 (16.61%) Azure
2 47 (15.93%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (5.42%) AWS
4 9 (3.05%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 6 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.69%) SaaS
7 3 (1.02%) Commercetools
7 3 (1.02%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7 3 (1.02%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.68%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.34%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.34%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.34%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.44%) Firewall
2 15 (5.08%) WAN
3 14 (4.75%) LAN
3 14 (4.75%) VPN
4 7 (2.37%) WLAN
5 6 (2.03%) Broadband
5 6 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.69%) VoIP
7 4 (1.36%) Network Security
8 2 (0.68%) SAN
9 1 (0.34%) DHCP
9 1 (0.34%) DNS
9 1 (0.34%) NAS
9 1 (0.34%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.05%) Power BI
2 8 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.69%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.68%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.34%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.36%) Eclipse
2 3 (1.02%) JIRA
General
1 76 (25.76%) Social Skills
2 58 (19.66%) Finance
3 38 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (10.51%) Retail
5 23 (7.80%) Manufacturing
6 21 (7.12%) Legal
7 18 (6.10%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (4.07%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.73%) Public Sector
11 9 (3.05%) Games
12 6 (2.03%) Back Office
13 5 (1.69%) Banking
13 5 (1.69%) Law
13 5 (1.69%) Marketing
14 4 (1.36%) Automotive
14 4 (1.36%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.02%) Turkish Language
16 2 (0.68%) Front Office
16 2 (0.68%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.03%) Unreal Engine
1 6 (2.03%) V-Ray
2 2 (0.68%) Web Services
3 1 (0.34%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.17%) Management Information System
2 13 (4.41%) Video Conferencing
3 11 (3.73%) FMCG
4 8 (2.71%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.37%) PMI
6 6 (2.03%) Augmented Reality
6 6 (2.03%) e-Learning
6 6 (2.03%) HoloLens
6 6 (2.03%) HTC Vive
6 6 (2.03%) Oculus
6 6 (2.03%) Virtual Reality
7 5 (1.69%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (1.69%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.02%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.02%) CMDB
9 3 (1.02%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.02%) Hedge funds
9 3 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.19%) Windows
2 16 (5.42%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.71%) Linux
4 5 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (27.80%) IT Strategy
2 66 (22.37%) ITIL
3 59 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 59 (20.00%) Project Management
4 58 (19.66%) Roadmaps
5 47 (15.93%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (15.59%) Service Delivery
7 44 (14.92%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (13.90%) Budget Management
9 39 (13.22%) ERP
10 37 (12.54%) CRM
10 37 (12.54%) ITSM
11 36 (12.20%) Mentoring
11 36 (12.20%) Service Management
12 31 (10.51%) Decision-Making
13 27 (9.15%) Agile
13 27 (9.15%) Customer Service
13 27 (9.15%) Information Security
14 26 (8.81%) Disaster Recovery
15 25 (8.47%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.46%) SQL
2 3 (1.02%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.34%) Bash
3 1 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 42 (14.24%) Degree
2 14 (4.75%) PMI Certification
3 11 (3.73%) CISSP
4 9 (3.05%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.37%) PMP
7 6 (2.03%) SC Cleared
7 6 (2.03%) Security Cleared
8 5 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.36%) CISA
9 4 (1.36%) CISM
9 4 (1.36%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.02%) DBS Check
10 3 (1.02%) MCSE
11 2 (0.68%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.34%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.34%) MBA
12 1 (0.34%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (11.53%) SLA
2 26 (8.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (8.47%) GDPR
4 9 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.36%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.02%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.68%) COBIT
7 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.68%) ISO 22301
7 2 (0.68%) NIST
7 2 (0.68%) PMO
8 1 (0.34%) GRC
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.34%) QA
8 1 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (9.49%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.03%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (1.69%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.69%) AirWatch
2 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.34%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.34%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.34%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (15.25%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.81%) VMware
3 12 (4.07%) SAP
4 9 (3.05%) Adobe
5 6 (2.03%) Autodesk
5 6 (2.03%) Palo Alto
5 6 (2.03%) Veeam
6 5 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (1.69%) LogicMonitor
6 5 (1.69%) Okta
7 4 (1.36%) Oracle
7 4 (1.36%) Talend
8 3 (1.02%) Cisco
8 3 (1.02%) Google
8 3 (1.02%) Sage
8 3 (1.02%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.68%) Meraki
9 2 (0.68%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.34%) F5
10 1 (0.34%) Spiceworks