Site Reliability Engineer Job Trends in Chester

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Cheshire > Chester

As of 4 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) salary in Chester.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 16 27
Rank change year-on-year -6 +11 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer 3 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 2.07% 3.33% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.31% 3.85% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -
75th Percentile - - £80,000
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary - £80,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 130 130 110
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 86.67% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 62 94 63
10th Percentile £28,175 £22,000 £32,332
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,625 £39,647
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% +19.67%
75th Percentile £70,938 £60,000 £69,966
90th Percentile £97,750 £65,000 £82,548
Cheshire median annual salary £43,000 £45,096 £48,147
% change year-on-year -4.65% -6.34% +6.99%

Site Reliability Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Site Reliability Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Site Reliability Engineer
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for Site Reliability Engineer job vacancies in Chester.

Salary distribution trend for Site Reliability Engineer job vacancies in Chester

Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Site Reliability 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 Chester region featuring Site Reliability Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Kafka
1 3 (100.00%) Mule
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 3 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 3 (100.00%) Mule
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Database
General
1 3 (100.00%) Banking
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Kafka
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle