The median Head of Engineering salary in Leeds is £122,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
91 |
95 |
113 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
+18 |
+75 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds |
0.18% |
0.071% |
0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
0.074% |
0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£118,750 |
- |
£105,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£122,500 |
£120,000 |
£110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.08% |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£126,250 |
- |
£129,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£138,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£122,500 |
£120,000 |
£110,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.08% |
+9.09% |
-13.15% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
1,058 |
1,352 |
1,422 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.04% |
96.30% |
97.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
715 |
819 |
1,023 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-2.65% |
+2.73% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+0.22% |
