Head of Infrastructure
£86,000
Going rate
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1137 Information technology directors Most likely code | £60,200 Clears | £68,800 Clears | £77,400 Misses | £86,000 Misses |
2132 IT managers Also possible | £38,500 Clears | £44,000 Clears | £49,500 Clears | £55,000 Clears |
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About the role
Lead a 37-person infrastructure function through a major period of modernisation, including data centre consolidation, telephony transformation and the development of the university's cloud capabilities. You will provide confident, autonomous leadership across platforms, networks and infrastructure, shaping the strategy while improving team empowerment and operational delivery.
Client Details
Our client is a leading university with an internationally recognised reputation for teaching and research. Its technology function supports a large and complex community, delivering the critical infrastructure needed to enable education, research and the wider operation of the university.
The organisation is entering an important period of infrastructure transformation, with significant investment planned across cloud, data centres, platforms and telecommunications.
Description
As Head of Infrastructure, you will lead the strategy, performance and development of the university's infrastructure services. Reporting into the senior technology leadership team, you will have three direct reports and overall responsibility for approximately 37 people across the infrastructure function.
The environment includes three data centres, which will be consolidated into two newly built facilities, alongside a significant on-premise estate. The university is also developing its cloud capabilities and assessing where services should remain on-premise and where cloud adoption can deliver the greatest value.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading, developing and empowering the infrastructure management team.
- Defining the infrastructure strategy, standards and technical roadmap.
- Consolidating three existing data centres into two newly built facilities.
- Leading the assessment and modernisation of the on-premise estate.
- Developing a pragmatic "cloud where appropriate" approach.
Profile
You will be a confident and pragmatic infrastructure leader who can operate independently, make informed decisions and create clarity for technical teams. You will not need to be the deepest technical specialist across every area, but you must possess the breadth, awareness and credibility to lead a diverse enterprise infrastructure function.
You should demonstrate:
- Senior leadership experience within a complex infrastructure environment.
- A broad understanding of platforms, networks, cloud, data centres, storage, backup and virtualisation.
Experience within higher education is not required. Exposure to Linux environments would be beneficial, while experience with Nutanix, Dell, VMware, data centre consolidation or telephony transformation would be particularly advantageous.
Job Offer
- Competitive salary ranging from £60,000 to £76,000, dependent on the level of experience.
- A senior leadership role with genuine influence over infrastructure strategy.
- The opportunity to lead a substantial infrastructure-modernisation programme.
- Significant involvement in cloud adoption, platform development and data centre transformation.
- Freedom to shape the role and become as involved in strategy as your experience and interests allow.
- Leadership responsibility for approximately 37 infrastructure professionals.
- A collaborative environment that welcomes ideas and informed challenge.
- Hybrid working, with a minimum of two days on site and an expectation of three days where required.
- A 35-hour working week.
- Generous university employment benefits and ongoing professional development.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Information technology directors (SOC 1137) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~63k in sample- Middle half £71,656–119,860
- Median £93,236
- Going rate £86,000
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £60,200–77,400
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