DevOps Automation Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median DevOps Automation Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
300 |
328 |
390 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+28 |
+62 |
+193 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DevOps Automation Engineer |
8 |
8 |
14 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.082% |
0.065% |
0.074% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.087% |
0.070% |
0.078% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
4 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£531 |
£580 |
£525 |
| 25th Percentile |
£543 |
£607 |
£556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£588 |
£622 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.55% |
+8.17% |
-17.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£623 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£656 |
£624 |
£638 |
| UK median daily rate |
£588 |
£622 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.55% |
+8.17% |
-4.17% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,178 |
11,506 |
17,944 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.78% |
93.40% |
94.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,016 |
7,271 |
12,624 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.90% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£631 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£728 |
£750 |
£744 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
299 |
227 |
389 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.00 |
£19.84 |
£16.93 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£27.11 |
£24.97 |
| Median hourly rate |
£37.50 |
£45.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
-10.00% |
+0.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£66.61 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.00 |
£72.50 |
£85.00 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£40.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-37.13% |
-10.11% |
+64.94% |
