Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 488 | 523 | 677 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +154 | -256 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 484 | 488 | 696 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.51% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 266 | 353 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,875 | £43,750 | £41,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,350 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +7.69% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,750 | £87,500 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £102,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +18.18% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Platform Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Platform Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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.
| 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 |
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| England | +38 | 413 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 99 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 297 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 44 |
| London | +96 | 164 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 61 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 141 | £75,000 | +8.00% | 58 |
| North of England | +28 | 122 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 17 |
| North West | -27 | 64 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 48 | £60,000 | -12.37% | 3 |
| Scotland | -30 | 44 | £62,500 | -4.18% | 8 |
| Midlands | -2 | 38 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 4 |
| South West | -26 | 38 | £67,500 | +3.29% | 7 |
| South East | -22 | 31 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 20 | £70,000 | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 18 | £60,000 | -18.64% | |
| East of England | -4 | 14 | £80,000 | +72.04% | 2 |
| North East | 0 | 12 | £80,000 | +14.29% | |
| Wales | +10 | 10 | £53,750 | - | 2 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Platform Engineer 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 featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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