Engineering Manager Jobs in Brighton

Brighton has the densest agency, creative-tech and product-design scene outside London — Brandwatch, 15gifts, Bulk, plus a cluster of indie game studios. Pay tracks 85–90% of London with a meaningfully better lifestyle. Strong for designers and frontend engineers.

Engineering manager roles in UK tech split into people-managers (no IC code work, all team leadership) and tech-leads (still hands-on 30–50% of the time). The split matters massively for career direction — picking the wrong flavour wastes years. London EMs at scaleups earn £110–160k base; tech leads £100–150k.