Head of Engineering Jobs in the Thames Valley

Head of Engineering
South East > Thames Valley

The median Head of Engineering salary in the Thames Valley is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 234 260
Rank change year-on-year +58 +26 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 3 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.089% 0.089% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.094% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £125,000 £117,500 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 £125,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -5.00%
75th Percentile £135,000 £132,500 £97,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £130,000 £85,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year +52.94% -8.11% -7.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,800 6,392 5,494
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.16% 94.72% 89.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,286 4,520 3,208
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £28,954
25th Percentile £38,813 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £86,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Engineering in the Thames Valley

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Head of Engineering in the Thames Valley

Head of Engineering
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 Head of Engineering within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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
Buckinghamshire +39 2 - - 1
Oxfordshire +34 1 £130,000 - 1
Head of Engineering
South East

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Head of Engineering job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Legal
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) NoSQL
2 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Android Development
2 2 (66.67%) iOS Development
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Data Structures
2 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Deployment
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Management
2 2 (66.67%) Android
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Cost Control
2 2 (66.67%) Accessibility
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) CAD
3 1 (33.33%) Blender
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Creative Problem-Solving

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Blender
1 1 (33.33%) CATIA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) NoSQL
General
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Automotive
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 2 (66.67%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Android
1 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Analytics
1 2 (66.67%) Android Development
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Coaching
1 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Deployment
1 2 (66.67%) Cost Control
1 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) iOS Development
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Management
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Alias