Head of Engineering Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Engineering
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Head of Engineering salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 60 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.51% 0.37% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.38% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile - £88,500 -
25th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £100,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 -
90th Percentile - £111,500 -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £105,000 £100,000 -
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 568 522 408
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.76% 97.39% 97.61%
Number of salaries quoted 438 215 357
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,869 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,639 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Application Security
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) High Availability
1 3 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Observability

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) High Availability
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Observability
1 3 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 3 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft