CTO Salary in North West
Official ONS earnings for North West.
Median salary — North West
£80,828
gross, per year, all employees
Mean
£84,567
What a typical cto takes home
On the median of £80,828, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£4,786
Take-home a year
£57,438
Income Tax
£19,763
National Insurance
£3,627
What most ctos actually earn
Half of ctos in North West earn between £40,416 and £91,302. Earning above £91,302 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Functional Managers and Directors” group in North West.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of ctos earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Information technology directors
- SOC 2020 code
- 1137
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.0% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank North West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “cto” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Information technology directors”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures information technology directors.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
CTO salary FAQs
What is the average CTO salary in North West?
The median is £80,828 a year and the mean is £84,567, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a cto earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £46.60 excluding overtime, or £47.98 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for North West.
What is a good CTO salary?
Half of ctos earn between £40,416 and £91,302. Anything above £91,302 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a cto?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of ctos earn under £21,143 and the lowest quarter under £40,416 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do ctos in North West earn more than the UK average?
The median in North West is £80,828 against £90,081 across the UK, 10.3% lower. ONS marks the North West figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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