Engineering Manager
UK
The median Engineering Manager salary in the UK is £61,967 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 197 | 414 | 558 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +217 | +144 | +24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Engineering Manager | 952 | 637 | 405 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.70% | 0.58% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.89% | 0.61% | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 358 | 278 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £62,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £7,000 | £63,750 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,967 | £75,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | -25.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £97,500 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £117,500 | £138,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £7,000 | £70,000 | £76,875 |
| % change year-on-year | -90.00% | -8.94% | -16.89% |
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 13 June 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 13 June 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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| England | +309 | 843 | £61,967 | -20.04% | 498 |
| UK excluding London | +198 | 733 | £7,000 | -90.00% | 359 |
| North of England | +238 | 303 | £7,000 | -90.97% | 95 |
| Work from Home | +215 | 243 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 257 |
| North West | +170 | 241 | £7,000 | -91.52% | 66 |
| South East | +164 | 182 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 130 |
| London | +94 | 130 | £97,500 | -2.50% | 229 |
| Scotland | -1 | 64 | £75,000 | +0.67% | 39 |
| Midlands | +101 | 60 | £72,500 | +7.41% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +105 | 55 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 19 |
| South West | +101 | 53 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 23 |
| East of England | +84 | 43 | - | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | +77 | 38 | £71,250 | - | 22 |
| Wales | - | 28 | £70,000 | - | 19 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 22 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 8 |
| North East | +55 | 7 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 10 |
Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 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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