Head of Engineering Jobs in Tyne and Wear

Head of Engineering
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Head of Engineering salary in Tyne and Wear is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £97,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - -
75th Percentile £112,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £105,000 £80,000 -
% change year-on-year +31.25% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 425 1,283 760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.51% 96.54% 81.55%
Number of salaries quoted 308 1,072 465
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,050 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £36,250 £38,644
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,772 £75,000
North East median annual salary £47,750 £47,500 £47,672
% change year-on-year +0.53% -0.36% +19.18%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Engineering in Tyne and Wear

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in Tyne and Wear.

Salary trend for Head of Engineering in Tyne and Wear

Head of Engineering
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 4 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £105,000 -
Head of Engineering
North East

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 4 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java