Head of Engineering
UK
The median Head of Engineering salary in the UK is £107,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 794 | 834 | 988 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +154 | -291 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering | 100 | 156 | 208 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 123 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £81,750 | £87,000 | £72,730 |
| 25th Percentile | £88,750 | £105,000 | £87,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | £125,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.00% | +25.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £138,073 | £127,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £155,665 | £150,000 | £148,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £102,500 | £112,698 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.05% | +25.22% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 25 April 2024.
Head of Engineering
Top 15 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 25 April 2024. 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 | +64 | 88 | £102,500 | -18.00% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 47 | £102,500 | -9.05% | 29 |
| London | +75 | 45 | £116,750 | -10.19% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 42 | £107,500 | -14.00% | 23 |
| North of England | +37 | 13 | £102,500 | -18.00% | 4 |
| South East | +27 | 12 | £85,000 | -8.11% | 10 |
| North West | +6 | 8 | £102,500 | -14.58% | 2 |
| South West | -19 | 7 | £149,601 | +61.73% | 2 |
| Midlands | +10 | 6 | £97,500 | -8.24% | 5 |
| Scotland | -73 | 5 | £160,000 | +25.80% | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £97,500 | - | 4 |
| East of England | +31 | 4 | £170,000 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 3 | £105,000 | -19.73% | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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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