Head of Software Engineering
UK
The median Head of Software Engineering salary in the UK is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 724 | 904 | 886 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +180 | -18 | +339 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering | 16 | 10 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.027% | 0.009% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.030% | 0.010% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,375 | £76,250 | £91,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,750 | £77,500 | £101,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £82,500 | £120,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.15% | -31.25% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £140,313 | £89,375 | £137,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £150,000 | £102,500 | £148,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £90,000 | £82,500 | £103,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -20.48% | +10.67% |
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 | 53,510 | 101,343 | 81,087 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.90% | 94.83% | 91.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,131 | 71,360 | 54,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,740 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,750 | £44,186 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Head of Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Software Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Software Engineering
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Software Engineering.
Head of Software Engineering
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Software Engineering over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
Head of Software Engineering
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Software Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 5 July 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 | +157 | 12 | £95,000 | +15.15% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +175 | 11 | £90,000 | +9.09% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +126 | 10 | £92,500 | -15.91% | 18 |
| North of England | +51 | 5 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 5 | £82,500 | -8.33% | 5 |
| London | +100 | 4 | £150,000 | - | 17 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £78,500 | - | 6 |
| Midlands | +88 | 2 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +66 | 2 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 4 |
Head of Software Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Head of Software 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 Software Engineering in the job title.
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Head of Software 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: