Head of Engineering Jobs in Edinburgh

Head of Engineering
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Head of Engineering salary in Edinburgh is £157,167 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 111 138
Rank change year-on-year +24 +27 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 6 2 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.65% 0.13% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.14% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 9
10th Percentile - £88,850 -
25th Percentile £150,796 £92,375 £106,624
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £157,167 £104,500 £127,184
Median % change year-on-year +50.40% -17.84% -
75th Percentile £163,539 £120,375 £157,342
90th Percentile - £126,150 -
Scotland median annual salary £157,167 £120,000 £127,184
% change year-on-year +30.97% -5.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 851 1,458 2,032
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 95.86% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 419 1,029 1,208
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,950 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,047 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Engineering in Edinburgh

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Head of Engineering in Edinburgh

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 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 Edinburgh region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Banking
2 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (66.67%) Coaching
2 4 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Middleware
3 1 (16.67%) Cloud Native
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Banking
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Coaching
2 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
64 Head of Engineering jobs Nationwide