Head of Engineering Job Trends in Suffolk

Head of Engineering
East of England > Suffolk

The median Head of Engineering salary in Suffolk is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2026.

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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 0.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £97,375 - -
25th Percentile £99,063 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
75th Percentile £105,625 - -
90th Percentile £115,750 - -
East of England median annual salary £96,250 £110,000 £170,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% -35.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 461 484 509
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 92.54% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 257 266 333
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £24,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +62.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,229 £53,750
90th Percentile £92,000 £66,295 £63,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +7.30% -13.64%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Suffolk

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Suffolk

Head of Engineering
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Engineering within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Ipswich - 4 £100,000 - 2
Head of Engineering
East of England

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 Suffolk region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) B2B
2 1 (25.00%) B2C
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) SFIA
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (25.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Architecture Governance
2 1 (25.00%) B2B
2 1 (25.00%) B2C
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) SFIA
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft