What is an IT Director’s salary?
An IT Director supervises technology, teams and suppliers. They focus on delivery of IT services to support and improve a company.
What is the salary for IT directors in the UK?
Surveys by recruitment companies indicate an IT Director salary can be up to £150,000 per year. The salary of an IT Director will vary by the experience of the candidate, but where they work also matters. IT Director salaries in the London area tend to be the highest, but CTOs can certainly earn high salaries in other cities across the UK.
With all these factors – experience, geography, the quality of the candidate and the needs of the business – it can be complicated to assess an IT Director’s salary.
How to determine an IT Director’s salary?
When we are selecting IT Directors, we look at the following indicators to benchmark their experience and value which helps in determining their salary:
1. Does the IT Director understand the business well, as opposed to just the technology? Do they have strong connections with other business leaders? When they introduce changes to a company, does it drive improvements across a range of areas and activities? Similarly, do they focus on improving key business activities that drive business performance – not just activities more narrowly related to IT or technology?
2. Do they introduce best practice or simply good practice? For example, do they stay informed about the most recent cybersecurity tactics and products? Are they knowledgeable and experienced in modern automation tools to remove repetitive business administration tasks?
3. Do they have excellent team leadership and management skills? Can they grow a high-performing, loyal, and cost-effective internal team? Similarly do they effectively negotiate price, contract and service management arrangements with suppliers?
Ultimately, the position of IT Director is extremely important and can have a huge impact on a business. The IT Director’s salary needs to reflect that. (For more information about the role itself, see our explanation here.)
If you have questions about the role of the IT Director and their salary, we can help. We interview, screen, select and develop more Board-level IT leaders than any other organisation. We’re always happy to discuss the recruitment process or any other IT challenges or opportunities.
Why Freeman Clarke?
Freeman Clarke is the largest and most experienced team of part-time (we call it ‘fractional’) CIOs, CTOs and IT directors. We work exclusively with ambitious mid-market organizations, and we frequently help our clients to use technology to beat their competition.
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