Head of Engineering Job Trends in Berkshire

Head of Engineering
South East > Berkshire

The median Head of Engineering salary in Berkshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 136 142
Rank change year-on-year +1 +6 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 2 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.11% 0.092% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.097% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 £112,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £125,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £137,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £125,000 £75,778 £90,000
% change year-on-year +64.96% -15.80% -35.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,733 2,053 1,721
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.17% 93.96% 93.28%
Number of salaries quoted 806 1,097 1,173
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +11.11% -6.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £53,760
% change year-on-year -13.64% +2.31% -2.25%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Engineering' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Berkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Berkshire

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Head of Engineering job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft