IT director - Salary, Career

How much does an IT director earn

A IT director earns between $4.703 and $64.951 per month, with an average monthly salary of $25.338 and a median salary of $23.700 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 1.163 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the IT director
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	25.338	304.053	6.334	125
1º Quartile	4.703	56.430	1.176	23
Median Salary	23.700	284.400	5.925	117
3º Quartile	49.534	594.408	12.384	245
Higher Salary	64.951	779.406	16.238	321

Professional job categories

Senior members of the public power, managers of public interest organizations and companies, managers
- leaders of companies and organizations (except public interest)
- - support area directors
- - - computer services directors

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Computer Services Directors these professionals work in areas related to public administration, defense and social security, IT and related activities, financial intermediation and other business activities. They are employees with a formal contract, work without supervision, individually, in a closed environment and during daytime hours. Eventually, they may experience information overload.

What does it take to work in the field of Computer Services Directors

To enter this job/occupation, a complete higher education is required. Professional training is done in practice, where more than five years of professional experience in the management area is required.

Functions and activities of IT director

Computer Services Directors must:

control service quality and efficiency;

direct teams;

planning information technology activities;

lead teams;

interacting with directors and shareholders;

implement services and products;

control quality and service efficiency;

communicate;

leading teams;

demonstrate personal skills;

plan information technology activities;

coordinate projects;

interact with directors and shareholders;

Activities

define certification;

establish methodologies;

identify leaders;

negotiate scope of services and products;

define the mission of the information technology area;

requesting subsidies;

predict the impact of changes;

set training;

demonstrate negotiation skills;

seek feedback from the team ;

establish organization chart;

fix values;

showing the contribution of information technology in business action;

combine complementary talents;

manage management team;

demonstrate logical reasoning;

analyze causes of deviations;

manage material and financial resources;

estimate deviations;

choose managers;

coordinate follow-up meetings;

demonstrate verbal and written fluency;

apply methodologies;

establish performance indicators;

set schedule;

demonstrate leadership;

write reports;

correct deviations;

publish newsletters;

demonstrate initiative;

negotiate values;

determine the use of human, material and financial resources;

identifying customer needs;

fetch customer feedback ;

perform internal marketing actions;

establishing strategic partnerships;

analyze budget;

analyze the impact of changes;

defining vision of the information technology area;

evaluate team performance;

make decisions;

reporting satisfaction survey results;

improving team profile (coaching);

preparing budget;

manage rewards;

approve funds release;

assessing risks;

report project progress;

evaluate supplier performance;

establish scope;

analyze results of internal and external customer satisfaction surveys;

manage partnerships;

select personnel;

perform relationship marketing;

direct human resources;

assemble teams;

coordinate contract drafting;

monitor performance indicators;

disclose business strategy;

delegate authority (empowerment);

update yourself;

design processes;

follow internal and external customer satisfaction surveys;

charge results;

grant media interview;

participate in defining the institution's vision;

allocate resources;

set deadlines;

report profitability results;

following technological trends;

planning hardware and software needs;

acting under pressure;

set priorities;

prepare presentations;

analyze audit opinions;

provide support for decision making;

work as a team;

define the number and profile of human resources;

negotiate deadlines;

demonstrate flexibility;

demonstrate synthesis ability;

demonstrate fluency in a foreign language;

identify potential for networkinginformal ;

use intuition;

hire a consultant;

taking risks;

confront what was expected with what was done;

multiply talents;

participate in defining the institution's mission;

reporting risks;

set goals;

analyzing market trends;

overcoming adverse situations;

Sectors that hire IT director the most in the job market

development of computer programs and software in general
information technology consulting
combined office and administrative support services
development and licensing of customizable computer programs
development and licensing of non-customizable computer programs
business management consulting activities
data processing, application service providers and internet hosting services
technical support, maintenance and other information technology services
intermediation activities and agency services and business in general
other ancillary activities of financial services

IT director - Career description, activities, functions and salary