Engineering Manager Job Trends in Central London

Engineering Manager
London > Central London

The median Engineering Manager salary in Central London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 164 166
Rank change year-on-year +25 +2 +82
Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 9 18 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.38% 0.55% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.60% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 9
10th Percentile - - £95,500
25th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £98,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £85,000 £117,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -27.66% +11.90%
75th Percentile - £109,375 £121,250
90th Percentile £104,000 £129,375 £137,500
London median annual salary £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.69% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,206 3,011 2,940
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.87% 92.25% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,687 1,911 2,617
10th Percentile £38,650 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £94,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Central London

Engineering Manager
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Engineering Manager in Central London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Engineering Manager in Central London

Engineering Manager
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Engineering Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
City of London +29 9 £100,000 +17.65% 24
Engineering Manager
London

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Engineering Manager 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 Central London region featuring Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 4 (44.44%) Data Engineering
1 4 (44.44%) Data Transformation
1 4 (44.44%) Software Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) Agile
2 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Fintech
2 1 (11.11%) Java
2 1 (11.11%) Kanban
2 1 (11.11%) Mathematics
2 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
2 1 (11.11%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (11.11%) People Management
2 1 (11.11%) Physics
2 1 (11.11%) Product Management
2 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Project Management
2 1 (11.11%) Scrum
2 1 (11.11%) Software Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Data Engineering
1 4 (44.44%) Data Transformation
1 4 (44.44%) Software Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) Agile
2 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Fintech
2 1 (11.11%) Kanban
2 1 (11.11%) Mathematics
2 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
2 1 (11.11%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (11.11%) People Management
2 1 (11.11%) Physics
2 1 (11.11%) Product Management
2 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
2 1 (11.11%) Project Management
2 1 (11.11%) Scrum
2 1 (11.11%) Software Architecture
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree