Head of Software Engineering Jobs in the North East

Head of Software Engineering
England > North East

The median Head of Software Engineering salary in the North East is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 118 -
Rank change year-on-year +48 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.14% 0.11% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.11% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £97,500 £77,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £80,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% - -
75th Percentile £112,500 £82,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £92,500 £80,000 £100,000
% change year-on-year +15.63% -20.00% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 647 1,758 1,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.26% 95.65% 80.14%
Number of salaries quoted 386 1,418 618
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £31,063 £35,920 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £47,500 £47,672
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% -0.36% +19.18%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £79,125 £75,750 £73,780
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Head of Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Software Engineering in the North East

Head of Software Engineering
Salary Trend in the North East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Software Engineering in the North East.

Salary trend for Head of Software Engineering in the North East

Head of Software Engineering
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Software Engineering within the North East region over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear - 1 £105,000 -
Head of Software Engineering
England

Head of Software Engineering Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Head of Software 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 North East region featuring Head of Software Engineering in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Head of Software Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java