Head of Engineering
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Head of Engineering salary in Cardiff is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 1.64% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.69% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £78,250 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £79,375 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | £82,500 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 178 | 620 | 525 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.27% | 93.80% | 90.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 126 | 539 | 401 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £27,157 | £30,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,656 | £36,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,173 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.34% | -4.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,766 | £67,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £51,500 | £45,000 | £45,496 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.44% | -1.09% | -9.01% |
Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in Cardiff.
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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 across the Cardiff region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: