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 28 May 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 477 | 518 | 669 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +151 | -247 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 486 | 518 | 698 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.50% | 0.58% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 269 | 363 | 455 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,250 | £43,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £54,250 | £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 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,000 | £102,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,351 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.19% | +18.82% | - |
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 | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| 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 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 28 May 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 28 May 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 | +23 | 414 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 89 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 297 | £60,000 | -8.19% | 44 |
| London | +120 | 166 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 52 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 142 | £75,000 | +8.00% | 52 |
| North of England | +34 | 121 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 21 |
| North West | -12 | 63 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +75 | 48 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 5 |
| Scotland | -19 | 45 | £62,500 | -10.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +4 | 38 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 3 |
| South West | -26 | 38 | £67,500 | -2.80% | 7 |
| South East | -12 | 31 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 20 | £70,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 18 | £60,000 | -18.64% | |
| East of England | -3 | 14 | £80,000 | +72.04% | 2 |
| North East | +5 | 12 | £80,000 | +14.29% | |
| Wales | +8 | 10 | £53,750 | - | 2 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 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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