Head of Information Technology
UK
The median Head of Information Technology salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 618 | 765 | 961 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +147 | +196 | -199 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of IT | 301 | 196 | 269 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.22% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 252 | 120 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £56,218 | £52,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,831 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | - | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,250 | £120,250 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £74,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.67% | +7.14% | -6.35% |
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 | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 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 | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
Head of IT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of IT in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of IT
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of IT.
Head of IT
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of IT over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
Head of IT
Top 17 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +160 | 281 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +66 | 210 | £74,500 | -0.67% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 106 | £85,000 | +3.66% | 10 |
| North of England | +102 | 99 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 10 |
| London | +130 | 84 | £100,000 | +14.29% | 15 |
| North West | +51 | 65 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 6 |
| Midlands | +6 | 31 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 30 | £110,000 | +86.42% | 2 |
| East of England | +20 | 30 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 26 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 5 |
| South West | -11 | 20 | £65,500 | +6.94% | 1 |
| South East | -11 | 18 | £82,500 | -1.90% | 6 |
| Wales | +10 | 7 | £52,508 | - | |
| East Midlands | -11 | 5 | £60,000 | -26.15% | 2 |
| North East | -1 | 4 | £93,500 | +91.79% | 2 |
| Scotland | -77 | 3 | £90,000 | +1.41% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Head of IT Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 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 featuring Head of IT in the job title.
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Head of IT 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:
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