The median Head of Engineering salary in the UK excluding London is £101,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
730
689
785
Rank change year-on-year
-41
+96
-136
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering
38
47
61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title
72,166
50,263
70,760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
94.99%
88.90%
95.67%
Number of salaries quoted
50,782
29,433
42,686
10th Percentile
£26,750
£29,750
£28,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£38,750
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£53,500
£50,244
Median % change year-on-year
-6.54%
+6.48%
+5.78%
75th Percentile
£63,750
£68,750
£67,000
90th Percentile
£76,250
£81,250
£80,000
UK median annual salary
£52,500
£60,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-12.50%
-
+9.09%
Head of Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Head of Engineering in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Head of Engineering Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Engineering in the UK excluding London.
Head of Engineering Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Engineering in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Head of Engineering Job Locations in the UK excluding London
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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 June 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.
Head of Engineering Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 1 June 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.
Head of Engineering Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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: