Head of Engineering Jobs in Glasgow

Head of Engineering
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Head of Engineering salary in Glasgow is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 226 127
Rank change year-on-year +174 -99 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.20% 0.10% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.10% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £97,500 £190,000 £59,962
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £200,000 £64,975
Median % change year-on-year -47.50% +207.81% -
75th Percentile £112,500 £210,000 £69,987
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £157,167 £120,000 £127,184
% change year-on-year +30.97% -5.65% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 436 3,906 1,354
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.34% 98.04% 85.97%
Number of salaries quoted 258 845 685
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -4.55% +14.58%
75th Percentile £75,270 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,700 £78,450 £75,000
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 Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Engineering in Glasgow

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Head of Engineering in Glasgow

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

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

1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Target Operating Model

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Target Operating Model
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA