Engineering Manager Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Engineering Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Engineering Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 July 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 186 194
Rank change year-on-year +44 +8 +11
Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 39 8 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.64% 0.22% 0.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.25% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 17 5 18
10th Percentile - - £42,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +54.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 - -
90th Percentile - - £71,250
South East median annual salary £100,000 £82,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +21.21% +26.92% +4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 5,790 3,220 6,277
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 89.99% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 3,998 1,473 4,373
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £28,880
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Engineering Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Engineering Manager
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Engineering Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Engineering Manager in the Thames Valley

Engineering Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Engineering Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Berkshire +26 22 £60,000 -29.41% 8
Buckinghamshire -9 9 £82,500 - 4
Oxfordshire - 8 £100,000 - 4
Engineering Manager
South East

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 10 July 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 Thames Valley region featuring Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 7 (17.95%) E-Commerce
1 7 (17.95%) QA
2 4 (10.26%) Software Engineering
3 2 (5.13%) Design for Manufacturing
3 2 (5.13%) Mentoring
3 2 (5.13%) Roadmaps
4 1 (2.56%) Agile
4 1 (2.56%) C
4 1 (2.56%) C++
4 1 (2.56%) CI/CD
4 1 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (2.56%) Development Roadmap
4 1 (2.56%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (2.56%) EMC
4 1 (2.56%) Firmware
4 1 (2.56%) Git
4 1 (2.56%) MISRA
4 1 (2.56%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (2.56%) Python
4 1 (2.56%) Qt
4 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.56%) Signal Processing
4 1 (2.56%) Subversion
4 1 (2.56%) Supplier Management
4 1 (2.56%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (2.56%) Validation
4 1 (2.56%) Verification and Validation

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Git
1 1 (2.56%) Subversion
General
1 2 (5.13%) Manufacturing
2 1 (2.56%) Aeronautics
2 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (2.56%) Aviation
2 1 (2.56%) Electronics
2 1 (2.56%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 17 (43.59%) Data Centre
2 2 (5.13%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (5.13%) IoT
3 1 (2.56%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (17.95%) E-Commerce
2 4 (10.26%) Software Engineering
3 2 (5.13%) Design for Manufacturing
3 2 (5.13%) Mentoring
3 2 (5.13%) Roadmaps
4 1 (2.56%) Agile
4 1 (2.56%) CI/CD
4 1 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (2.56%) Development Roadmap
4 1 (2.56%) Embedded Software Development
4 1 (2.56%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (2.56%) Signal Processing
4 1 (2.56%) Supplier Management
4 1 (2.56%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (2.56%) Validation
4 1 (2.56%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.56%) C
1 1 (2.56%) C++
1 1 (2.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.95%) QA
2 1 (2.56%) MISRA
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (2.56%) EMC