Average salary
£80,000 - £100,000
Median salary
£80,000 - £100,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile£48k
25th percentile£60k
Median£80k
75th percentile£100k
90th percentile£115k
50% of professionals earn between £60,000 - £100,000 GBP
The median salary is £80,000
Top cities
London2,301 job openings
Manchester225 job openings
Birmingham105 job openings
Nottingham88 job openings
Cambridge87 job openings
Edinburgh69 job openings
Leeds62 job openings
Bristol55 job openings
Liverpool54 job openings
Reading52 job openings
Bedford48 job openings
Glasgow48 job openings
Oxford32 job openings
Newcastle Upon Tyne26 job openings
Retford25 job openings
Cardiff22 job openings
Derby22 job openings
Sheffield22 job openings
Southampton22 job openings
The average salary for a Head of Engineering in United Kingdom is GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000 per year in 2026. The median salary is GBP 90,000 per year, based on 14,512 active job listings.
The cities with the most Head of Engineering job opportunities in United Kingdom are London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Cambridge. London leads with 2,301 job openings.
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