Engineering Manager
UK
The median Engineering Manager salary in the UK is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 January 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 112 | 476 | 404 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +364 | -72 | +281 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Manager | 1,646 | 309 | 861 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.54% | 0.49% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.73% | 0.51% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 324 | 170 | 381 |
| 10th Percentile | £7,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £67,500 | £73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,500 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.67% | +2.86% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £105,000 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £118,875 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,033 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.95% | -3.33% | -6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 60,228 | 60,453 | 102,881 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.84% | 95.37% | 95.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,707 | 44,716 | 67,011 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £33,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,988 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,033 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.81% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,500 | £50,000 | £52,656 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -5.04% | +5.31% |
Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Engineering Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Engineering Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Engineering Manager.
Engineering Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Engineering Manager over the 6 months to 20 January 2025.
Engineering Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Engineering Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 20 January 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +351 | 1,502 | £58,033 | -19.95% | 73 |
| England | +356 | 1,265 | £61,500 | -31.67% | 124 |
| North of England | +204 | 392 | £50,055 | -37.43% | 17 |
| South East | +191 | 329 | £61,500 | -8.89% | 18 |
| North West | +144 | 270 | £50,055 | -39.33% | 9 |
| Scotland | +112 | 267 | £58,033 | -22.62% | 9 |
| Midlands | +104 | 180 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 7 |
| South West | +154 | 176 | £75,000 | -13.29% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +91 | 129 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +117 | 118 | £85,000 | +1.49% | 6 |
| East of England | +68 | 105 | £90,000 | -25.00% | 16 |
| London | -30 | 70 | £100,000 | +2.56% | 56 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 61 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 61 |
| Wales | - | 53 | £80,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | +5 | 51 | £72,500 | +7.41% | 6 |
| North East | -9 | 4 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 2 |
Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 January 2025, Engineering Manager 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 featuring Engineering Manager in the job title.
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Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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