Head of Engineering Job Trends in Ipswich

Head of Engineering
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Head of Engineering salary in Ipswich is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
10 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Ipswich 1.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £111,250 - -
90th Percentile £118,000 - -
Suffolk median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 174 90 163
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.31% 97.83% 98.79%
Number of salaries quoted 109 47 131
10th Percentile £28,600 £26,800 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,010 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +6.06% -7.91%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £75,000 £75,000
Suffolk median annual salary £45,000 £66,206 £42,500
% change year-on-year -32.03% +55.78% -5.56%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 10 March 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 Ipswich region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) B2B
2 1 (33.33%) B2C
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Native
1 1 (33.33%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) B2B
2 1 (33.33%) B2C
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
40 Head of Engineering jobs in England