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 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 | 809 | 831 | 1154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +323 | -249 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Director | 95 | 88 | 109 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.086% | 0.095% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.091% | 0.10% | 0.066% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 56 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,832 | £60,625 | £70,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £70,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £88,560 | £90,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | -5.26% | -12.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £117,500 | £125,000 | £111,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £153,750 | £124,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £90,000 | £78,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +14.65% | -12.78% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
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 12 June 2024.
IT Director
Top 14 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +37 | 90 | £88,560 | -1.60% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 57 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 11 |
| London | +81 | 35 | £115,000 | +17.95% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 28 | £100,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | -18 | 23 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 19 | £75,000 | -55.88% | 2 |
| North of England | +13 | 11 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 4 |
| South East | -31 | 10 | £82,500 | -8.33% | 2 |
| South West | -34 | 7 | £88,560 | +18.08% | |
| North West | -22 | 6 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 5 | £92,500 | -33.93% | 2 |
| East of England | -7 | 4 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 1 |
| Scotland | -65 | 3 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £105,000 | - | 1 |
IT Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 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: