The invention relates to a device and method for controlling the moving of an automatic cable arrangement machine head in an automatic cable arrangement control system. The device and method are suitable for the field of cable manufacturing. The device for controlling the moving of an automatic cable arrangement machine head (1) consists of a vertical shaft (2) and a horizontal shaft (3); the horizontal shaft (3) is fixedly installed on a crossbeam of a support; the upper end of the vertical shaft (2) is in suspension installation on the horizontal shaft (3), and the lower end of the verticalshaft is connected to a mechanical arm; the mechanical arm is at right angles to the vertical shaft (2); the automatic cable arrangement machine head (1) is installed on the front end of the mechanical arm; the vertical shaft (2) moves left and right in a horizontal direction along the horizontal shaft (3) and moves up and down in a vertical direction, so that the automatic cable arrangement machine head (1) can be controlled to move or reverse left and right during cable arrangement; and when the automatic cable arrangement machine head (1) moves to a cable wheel side wall (10) to start reversing, the vertical shaft (2) can be risen to a predetermined height, so that the included angle formed by the tangent of a cable wheel shaft (9) at an entry point and a cable (8) can be maintained unchanged, wherein the entry point is the point of intersection of the cable (8) and the cable wheel shaft (9) during automatic cable arrangement. Through the technical schemes, the horizontal moving andvertical elevating of the automatic cable arrangement machine head (1) can be realized, and therefore, the labor intensity of worker can be reduced, production efficiency can be enhanced, and problems of loose coiling of cables and untimely reversing can be solved.