Head of Engineering Job Trends in Dover

Head of Engineering
Kent > Dover

The median Head of Engineering salary in Dover is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dover 5.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £100,000 - £85,000
% change year-on-year - - -24.44%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dover

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dover. 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 Dover with a recognized job title 20 1 13
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 20 1 2
10th Percentile - - £27,900
25th Percentile - - £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,000 £35,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +7.04% -16.47%
75th Percentile £45,000 - £40,250
90th Percentile £53,050 - £43,100
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -10.00%

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dover

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, 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 Dover region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dover 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 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering