Engineering Manager Job Trends in South London

Engineering Manager
London > South London

The median Engineering Manager salary in South London is £80,000 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 45 - 60
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.21% - 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
London median annual salary £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
% change year-on-year -3.61% +9.21% -9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 416 507 382
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.95% 85.07% 94.32%
Number of salaries quoted 212 182 296
10th Percentile £29,100 £27,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,875 £53,078 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.34% -9.27% +6.36%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £83,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Engineering Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.

Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in South London

Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in South London

Engineering Manager
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Engineering Manager within the South London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Merton - 1 £80,000 -
Engineering Manager
London

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Engineering Manager 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 South London region featuring Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering