IT Director Salary Benchmarking report for a high-growth Manufacturing scale-up
As part of an 2025 IT Director search for an early-stage Manufacturing business enabling renewable energy infrastructure, we collected anonymised salary and market insights from IT Directors and CIOs across Manufacturing, Construction, Petrochemicals, Automotive, and Wholesale sectors.
Inside the benchmarking report
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Base salary ranges and bonus structures by company size and ownership type
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Strategic priorities shaping the agendas of technology leadership largely within the Manufacturing sector
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Reporting lines and organisational positioning
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Team sizes and working patterns
Key takeaways
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The main priorities amongst surveyed tech leaders are ERP transformation and standardisation, systems integration, and operating model optimisation
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Tech leaders with hands-on transformation credentials commanded the highest packages
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Petrochemicals, Automotive, and Construction emerged as the highest-paying sectors, with publicly listed companies offering the most competitive base salaries
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60% of CIOs report directly to the CEO, while 46% of IT Directors do the same in smaller organisations where they act as the number one technology role
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