Head of Engineering Jobs in Wales

Head of Engineering
UK > Wales

The median Head of Engineering salary in Wales is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £78,250 - -
25th Percentile £79,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £83,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £110,000 £102,500 £123,750
% change year-on-year +7.32% -17.17% +23.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 970 1,910 1,418
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.45% 92.67% 85.84%
Number of salaries quoted 564 1,298 802
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £72,979 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Engineering in Wales

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in Wales.

Salary trend for Head of Engineering in Wales

Head of Engineering
Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 18 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
South Wales - 3 £82,500 - 1
Head of Engineering
UK

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 18 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 across the Wales region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
2 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (66.67%) Retail
2 2 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Data Lake
2 2 (66.67%) Data Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Data Science
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management
3 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Big Data
3 1 (33.33%) Agile Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Stewardship
3 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Data Structures
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Web Development
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Data Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Content Management

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Data Lake
1 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 1 (33.33%) Big Data
General
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Structures
1 1 (33.33%) Educational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Pipeline
2 2 (66.67%) Data Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (33.33%) Agile Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Data Stewardship
3 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management
3 1 (33.33%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality