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director of information technology

Learned from 15 real résumés for this role.

Across 15 real U.S. résumés for a director of information technology, the most distinctive skills are Windows Server Update Services (Wsus), Hardware/Software Configuration and Operational Improvements — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Windows Server Update Services (Wsus)
20% have it · 1621.6× vs average
Hardware/Software Configuration
20% have it · 1621.6× vs average
Operational Improvements
20% have it · 1297.3× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

windows server update services (wsus)
1621.6×
20% · N=3
hardware/software configuration
1621.6×
20% · N=3
operational improvements
1297.3×
20% · N=3
arcserve
1081.1×
20% · N=3
server 2003
1024.2×
20% · N=3
network consulting
1024.2×
20% · N=3
hp printers
926.6×
20% · N=3
wireless network management
926.6×
20% · N=3
imaging and deployment
810.8×
20% · N=3
wan management
810.8×
20% · N=3
it staff management
648.6×
20% · N=3
networking support
627.7×
20% · N=3
integrator
608.1×
20% · N=3
ghost
432.4×
20% · N=3
cloud infrastructure
423.0×
20% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

systems engineer6% · N=3systems administrator6% · N=3supervisor and project manager6% · N=3it supervisor6% · N=3owner6% · N=3it project manager (contractor)6% · N=3data analyst6% · N=3it manager6% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

director it33% · N=3information systems manager33% · N=3mis director20% · N=3senior database developer8% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Director Of Information Technology need?

In 15 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Windows Server Update Services (Wsus) (20% have it), Hardware/Software Configuration (20% have it), Operational Improvements (20% have it), Arcserve (20% have it), Server 2003 (20% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Director Of Information Technology roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Systems Engineer (6% of moves, N=3), Systems Administrator (6% of moves, N=3), Supervisor And Project Manager (6% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Director Of Information Technology?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Director It (33% of arrivals, N=3), Information Systems Manager (33% of arrivals, N=3), Mis Director (20% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Director Of Information Technology salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 15 of them are Director Of Information Technology résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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