UK Salary Guide
DevOps salary in the UK
The median devops salary in the UK is £65,000, up 10.2% on 2025 (£61,250 → £67,500), based on 423 listings. See the full breakdown by experience, year, and company.
Last updated 31 August 2026 · Refreshed nightly from live + recently expired listings
2025 vs 2026 median salary by experience level
Full-year 2025 median compared with full-year 2026 median for each experience level.
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| Experience | Sample | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 15 | £30,000 | £36,000 |
| Mid | 311 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| Senior | 75 | £80,500 | £70,000 |
| Expert | 22 | £71,250 | £93,750 |
Salary range distribution
How many DevOps jobs fall into each salary band.
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| Salary band | Job listings |
|---|---|
| Under £30k | 11 |
| £30k - £50k | 56 |
| £50k - £70k | 189 |
| £70k - £90k | 102 |
| £90k - £120k | 58 |
| £120k - £150k | 5 |
| £150k+ | 2 |
DevOps salary by work mode
On-site, hybrid and remote pay comparison, 2025 vs 2026.
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| Work mode | Sample | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | 136 | £57,500 | £66,000 |
| Hybrid | 184 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Remote | 103 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
Top paying companies
| Company | Jobs | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson Scott | 2 | £380,000 |
| Sanderson | 8 | £110,500 |
| Robert Walters | 4 | £106,875 |
| McGregor Boyall | 2 | £92,500 |
| INTEC SELECT LIMITED | 4 | £91,375 |
Top paying cities
Click a city to see the DevOps salary breakdown for it.
| City | Jobs | Median |
|---|---|---|
| East London | 2 (4 active) | £105,000 |
| Dublin | 3 (1 active) | £95,000 |
| St. Andrews | 2 (1 active) | £90,000 |
| Whiteley | 2 (1 active) | £90,000 |
| Central London | 3 (1 active) | £84,166 |
Top paying technologies in DevOps
Average salary of DevOps jobs that list each technology. Click a technology to see the DevOps + tech salary breakdown.
Hyper V
£531,111
2 jobs · no active jobs
Argo Cd
£204,545
2 jobs · no active jobs
Nutanix
£165,906
5 jobs · 1 active
Google Cloud Platform (Gcp)
£152,380
4 jobs · 5 active
Ci
£135,000
2 jobs · 1 active
Gke
£128,983
4 jobs · 1 active
Vmware Vsphere
£121,420
8 jobs · 1 active
Slurm
£108,793
2 jobs · no active jobs
Recent DevOps jobs
Cloud Architect/ IaC/ Terraform Engineering Lead - Banking
Robert Walters · London
£90,000 - £120,000 p/y
SOC Engineer Automation
Sopra Steria · Farnborough
£60,000 - £65,000 p/y
Senior Dev Ops Engineer, Terraform, Azure, Kubernetes, Remote, COR7666
Corriculo Ltd · London
£70,000 - £85,000 p/y
Senior Quantexa Data Engineer - London / Hybrid
Noir · London
£60,000 - £80,000 p/y
Senior Quantexa Data Engineer - Leeds / Hybrid
Noir · Leeds
£60,000 - £75,000 p/y
Senior Quantexa Data Engineer - Manchester / Hybrid
Noir · Manchester
£60,000 - £75,000 p/y
Senior Quantexa Data Engineer - Birmingham / Hybrid
Noir · Birmingham
£60,000 - £75,000 p/y
Sr. Java Full Stack Developer - London, UK
Randstad Technologies · London
£65,000 - £70,000 p/y
Frequently asked questions
What is the average DevOps engineer salary in the UK?
DevOps and platform engineer salaries are among the highest in the UK market, with the median typically between £70k and £95k.
Do SRE roles pay more than DevOps?
Yes, by a small margin. Site reliability engineers tend to sit at the top of the platform-engineering band, especially at larger tech companies.
