Tech leaders rake four times more than the lowest‑paid professionals
Top‑Earning Tech Roles in the United Kingdom
Recent findings from IT training firm tecnovy analyzed data sourced from recruitment platforms Robert Half, Indeed, and Glassdoor to identify salary extremes across the UK’s technology landscape.
Salary Drivers
- Years of experience
- Geographic location
- Company size
- Skill set and certifications
- Negotiation proficiency
Highest‑Paid Professions
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) – £123,712
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – £122,079
- Chief Architect – £116,061
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – £104,321
- IT Director – £92,978
- Programme Director – £92,347
- Head of Product – £88,687
- Enterprise Architect – £85,483
- Solution Architect – £77,890
- DevOps Manager – £77,352
Leadership roles account for a substantial portion of the top‑salary segment, with the CIO and CISO occupying the highest brackets due to their strategic oversight responsibilities.
Lowest‑Paid Tech Positions
- Network Administrator – £32,651
- Test Analyst – £34,794
- Applications Support Staff – £38,998
- Data Analyst – £39,736
- Business Intelligence Analyst – £40,023
Network Administrators and Test Analysts represent the bottom five, earning salaries that are well below the average compensation for senior leadership roles.
