The median Chief Technology Officer salary in Ireland is €220K in 2026, with a typical range from €120K to €300K. Year-on-year movement is still building as more matched salary data is published. Waterford currently leads city pay at €200K. This is base salary for permanent employees. Contracting instead? See day rates for this role below.
What does A Chief Technology Officer do?
A Chief Technology Officer is responsible for setting engineering and technology vision, leading software engineering and architecture, driving cloud and AI adoption, and ensuring the technical platform scales to support business growth.
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Setting technology strategy and presenting to board and investors
- Leading the engineering leadership team
- Defining technical standards and architecture direction
- Driving cloud and AI adoption
- Managing engineering productivity and quality
- Building and retaining technical talent
Low demand+22% Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)+18% Engineering Leadership+25% AI and Machine Learning Strategy