Head of Engineering Job Trends in Reading

Head of Engineering
Berkshire > Reading

The median Head of Engineering salary in Reading is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 August 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.067% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £105,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,401 470 1,359
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.53% 88.18% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 989 286 844
10th Percentile £31,850 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £44,463 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £80,000
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in Reading

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Reading

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 12 August 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 Reading region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet