Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 641 | 802 | 832 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +161 | +30 | +192 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 70 | 93 | 147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.094% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.099% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 77 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £79,125 | £81,500 | £90,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £90,313 | £88,750 | £100,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £105,000 | £125,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -16.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £145,000 | £142,500 | £138,073 |
| 90th Percentile | £155,875 | £155,665 | £150,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £110,000 | £102,500 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.32% | +2.50% | +11.11% |
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Engineering
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering.
Head of Engineering
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Engineering over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Head of Engineering
Top 16 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| England | +132 | 60 | £110,000 | +7.32% | 106 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 42 | £110,000 | - | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +188 | 41 | £110,000 | +7.32% | 51 |
| London | +91 | 29 | £140,000 | +21.48% | 77 |
| North of England | +53 | 13 | £105,000 | +2.44% | 13 |
| North West | +8 | 8 | £110,000 | +7.32% | 10 |
| Scotland | +112 | 7 | £157,167 | +30.97% | 3 |
| Midlands | +62 | 6 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 6 |
| South West | +110 | 5 | £110,000 | -26.47% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 5 | £100,000 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 4 | £82,500 | -21.43% | 1 |
| East of England | +45 | 4 | £110,000 | -35.29% | 2 |
| South East | +93 | 3 | £130,000 | +52.94% | 25 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £82,500 | - | 1 |
| North East | +44 | 1 | £105,000 | +31.25% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 1 | £110,000 | - | 1 |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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 featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Engineering 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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