Head of Engineering Job Trends in Watford

Head of Engineering
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Head of Engineering salary in Watford is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £88,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 - -
75th Percentile £96,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £92,500 £110,000 -
% change year-on-year -15.91% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 181 173 157
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.27% 98.86% 93.45%
Number of salaries quoted 143 99 120
10th Percentile £27,691 £26,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £82,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +0.69%

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Engineering' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in Watford

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in Watford

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Watford.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in Watford

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Head of 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 across the Watford region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality