Head of Software Engineering
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Head of Software Engineering salary in Sheffield is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
36 |
82 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+46 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield |
1.39% |
0.094% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.45% |
0.099% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£78,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£90,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£89,063 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,125 |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£82,500 |
£90,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
275 |
1,012 |
819 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.82% |
95.47% |
88.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
189 |
821 |
398 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,000 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£37,000 |
£33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-2.06% |
-7.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
£63,438 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£71,170 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
+5.56% |
-10.00% |
