Head of Engineering Job Trends in the North West

Head of Engineering
England > North West

The median Head of Engineering salary in the North West is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 223 227 204
Rank change year-on-year +4 -23 +108
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Engineering 1 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.021% 0.014% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.015% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £99,856
25th Percentile £105,000 £105,000 £110,891
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £110,000 £117,414
Median % change year-on-year - -6.31% +17.41%
75th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £123,937
90th Percentile - - £127,575
England median annual salary £95,000 £100,000 £120,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 4,268 6,776 4,072
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.97% 95.25% 96.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2,291 3,825 3,125
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,793 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.71% -4.17% -

Head of Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Head of Engineering job vacancy trend in the North West

Head of Engineering
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Engineering job vacancies in the North West

Head of Engineering
Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 17 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.

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
Manchester +29 1 £110,000 - 3
Head of Engineering
England

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 17 October 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 North West region featuring Head of Engineering in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Head of Engineering Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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
General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks