The median Head of Software Engineering salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
652
732
727
Rank change year-on-year
+80
-5
+357
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering
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
44,505
65,397
53,065
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.16%
95.27%
95.59%
Number of salaries quoted
26,370
37,254
41,120
10th Percentile
£28,000
£31,250
£32,000
25th Percentile
£35,000
£41,750
£43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£56,509
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-7.09%
-5.82%
-
75th Percentile
£73,750
£75,000
£80,000
90th Percentile
£93,750
£95,000
£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£45,000
£50,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
-4.76%
-
Head of Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Software Engineering' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Head of Software Engineering Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Head of Software Engineering job vacancies in the UK.
Head of Software Engineering Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Software Engineering over the 6 months to 25 October 2025.
Head of Software Engineering Top 8 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 25 October 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.
Head of Software Engineering Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, Head of Software Engineering job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Software Engineering in the job title.
Head of Software Engineering Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
