Platform Engineer Job Trends in Cheltenham

Platform Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

As of 21 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Platform Engineer salary in Cheltenham.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - 71
Rank change year-on-year - - -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 1.32% - 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% - 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 287 75 413
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 96.15% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 215 48 306
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,650 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,497 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.51% +9.09% -1.79%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £82,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Platform Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Platform Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Salary distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, Platform Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheltenham region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Amazon S3
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Data Management
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Docker
1 4 (100.00%) Elasticsearch
1 4 (100.00%) GitLab
1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) MLOps
1 4 (100.00%) Node.js
1 4 (100.00%) OAuth
1 4 (100.00%) OpenID
1 4 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Scala
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (100.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Amazon S3
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) GitLab
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) Node.js
1 4 (100.00%) OAuth
1 4 (100.00%) OpenID
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Data Management
1 4 (100.00%) Data Science
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) MLOps
1 4 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
1 4 (100.00%) Scala
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes