Platform Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Platform Engineer salary in Birmingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 108 | 145 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -21 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.41% | 0.11% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.12% | 0.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | - | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,875 | - | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,125 | - | £96,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,500 | - | £100,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £61,250 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +16.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,382 | 2,575 | 1,858 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.40% | 94.32% | 93.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 801 | 2,103 | 1,426 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,994 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,800 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.27% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £69,914 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £84,964 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer in Birmingham.
Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: