Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering salary in the UK is £105,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 802 | 830 | 1023 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +193 | -289 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 93 | 147 | 210 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.094% | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.099% | 0.16% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 117 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £81,500 | £90,000 | £71,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £88,750 | £100,000 | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £125,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +25.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £138,073 | £125,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £155,665 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £102,500 | £100,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | +11.11% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,908 | 91,208 | 153,609 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.68% | 91.47% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,161 | 57,434 | 84,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,950 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Engineering
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering.
Head of Engineering
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Engineering over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Head of Engineering
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +27 | 80 | £102,500 | -18.00% | 45 |
| London | +79 | 44 | £115,250 | -11.35% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 41 | £102,500 | +2.50% | 26 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 39 | £110,000 | -4.35% | 24 |
| North of England | +38 | 11 | £102,500 | -1.20% | 4 |
| South East | +8 | 10 | £85,000 | -8.11% | 5 |
| Midlands | -1 | 8 | £100,000 | +2.56% | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 7 | £100,000 | - | 5 |
| North West | -3 | 6 | £102,500 | -1.20% | 3 |
| Scotland | -64 | 6 | £120,000 | -5.65% | 2 |
| South West | -26 | 4 | £149,601 | +57.47% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +91 | 3 | £105,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | +5 | 2 | £170,000 | - | 5 |
| North East | - | 2 | £80,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | -20 | 1 | - | - |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Head of Engineering job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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