Director of IT
UK
The median Director of IT salary in the UK is £88,560 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 788 | 883 | 1141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +258 | -268 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 96 | 92 | 101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.096% | 0.092% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.065% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 53 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,499 | £59,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £88,560 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.17% | +2.63% | -11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £117,500 | £125,000 | £110,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £154,500 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £82,500 | £90,000 | £78,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +14.65% | -12.78% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 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 | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
IT Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Director.
IT Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Director over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
IT Director
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Director within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | +92 | 95 | £88,560 | -7.99% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 57 | £82,500 | -8.33% | 16 |
| London | +91 | 37 | £115,000 | +15.00% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +86 | 27 | £105,000 | -8.70% | 7 |
| Midlands | +12 | 22 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 18 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 1 |
| South East | +15 | 15 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +36 | 9 | £85,000 | -12.82% | 9 |
| South West | - | 7 | £88,560 | - | |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 4 |
| East of England | +10 | 5 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 3 | £92,500 | -36.21% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £105,000 | - | 1 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, IT 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 IT Director in the job title.
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IT 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: