Head of Applications Jobs in England

Head of Applications
UK > England

The median Head of Applications salary in England is £106,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 845 873 1152
Rank change year-on-year +28 +279 -258
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Applications 18 21 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.019% 0.026% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.028% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 18 15 29
10th Percentile £72,863 £66,000 £53,461
25th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £60,859
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £106,250 £87,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% +2.94% -5.56%
75th Percentile £117,500 £101,250 £102,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £105,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £106,250 £87,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year +21.43% +2.94% -5.56%

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 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +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 Applications
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Applications in England

Head of Applications
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Applications in England

Head of Applications
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Applications in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Applications in England

Head of Applications
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 Applications within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London +85 7 £115,000 +35.29%
East of England -7 4 £112,500 -
Midlands -37 4 £93,750 -6.25%
West Midlands -12 2 £87,500 -12.50%
North of England - 2 £74,425 -
North West - 2 £74,425 -
East Midlands - 2 £100,000 -
South East - 1 £10,500 -
Head of Applications
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Head of Applications 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 Applications in the job title.

1 14 (77.78%) CRM
2 12 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (55.56%) ERP
3 10 (55.56%) Finance
3 10 (55.56%) Agile
3 10 (55.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (55.56%) Roadmaps
4 9 (50.00%) ITIL
4 9 (50.00%) Azure
5 8 (44.44%) DevOps
5 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
6 6 (33.33%) Salesforce
6 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (33.33%) Power Platform
6 6 (33.33%) CI/CD
7 5 (27.78%) Project Management
8 4 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (22.22%) Oracle
8 4 (22.22%) SAP
8 4 (22.22%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (22.22%) Information Security
8 4 (22.22%) Enterprise Architecture
8 4 (22.22%) NetSuite
8 4 (22.22%) ITSM
8 4 (22.22%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (22.22%) Law
8 4 (22.22%) Migration
8 4 (22.22%) Customer Experience
8 4 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (22.22%) Social Skills

Head of Applications 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 2 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (55.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (22.22%) NetSuite
2 4 (22.22%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (11.11%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (5.56%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 9 (50.00%) Azure
2 6 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (22.22%) IaaS
3 4 (22.22%) PaaS
3 4 (22.22%) SaaS
4 3 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (22.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 10 (55.56%) Finance
2 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (22.22%) Law
3 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 12 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (77.78%) CRM
2 10 (55.56%) Agile
2 10 (55.56%) ERP
2 10 (55.56%) Roadmaps
3 9 (50.00%) ITIL
4 8 (44.44%) DevOps
5 6 (33.33%) CI/CD
6 5 (27.78%) Project Management
7 4 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (22.22%) Customer Experience
7 4 (22.22%) Enterprise Architecture
7 4 (22.22%) Information Security
7 4 (22.22%) ITSM
7 4 (22.22%) Migration
7 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (16.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 3 (16.67%) Scrum
8 3 (16.67%) Service Management
8 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 6 (33.33%) Salesforce
3 4 (22.22%) Databricks
3 4 (22.22%) Oracle
3 4 (22.22%) SAP
3 4 (22.22%) ServiceNow
3 4 (22.22%) Talend