Head of IT Services
UK
The median Head of IT Services salary in the UK is £112,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 879 | 973 | 1191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +218 | -279 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT Services | 19 | 7 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.007% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.008% | 0.007% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,271 | £53,450 | £43,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,933 | £61,875 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £112,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +73.08% | -7.14% | -3.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £116,250 | £74,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £129,000 | £76,700 | £88,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £112,500 | £64,583 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.20% | +23.01% | -32.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Head of IT Services
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT Services in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT Services
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT Services.
Head of IT Services
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT Services over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
Head of IT Services
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of IT Services within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 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 |
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| England | +110 | 19 | £112,500 | +73.08% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 17 | £112,500 | +74.20% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 16 | £112,500 | +56.25% | |
| Yorkshire | +98 | 11 | £112,500 | +164.71% | |
| North of England | +57 | 11 | £112,500 | +83.67% | |
| London | +117 | 4 | £150,000 | +108.33% | 1 |
| South West | -18 | 3 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 1 |
| South East | - | 2 | £150,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | -1 | 1 | £105,000 | +62.06% | |
| Midlands | -16 | 1 | £105,000 | +62.06% |
Head of IT Services Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Head of IT Services 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 Head of IT Services in the job title.
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Head of IT Services 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: