Platform Engineer
UK > England
The median Platform Engineer salary in England is £71,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 367 | 460 | 508 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | +48 | +160 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 318 | 410 | 516 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.69% | 0.48% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.77% | 0.51% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 191 | 238 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £44,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,176 | £62,813 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.33% | +7.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,438 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £115,000 | £102,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £71,750 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.33% | +7.14% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer in England.
Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Platform Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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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| North of England | +112 | 151 | £57,560 | -4.07% | 66 |
| North West | +100 | 146 | £57,560 | -11.45% | 41 |
| London | +64 | 120 | £90,000 | +10.77% | 102 |
| South East | +96 | 19 | £60,500 | +0.83% | 64 |
| South West | +77 | 8 | £78,750 | +16.67% | 26 |
| Midlands | +52 | 7 | £61,250 | -5.77% | 32 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 7 | £61,250 | -12.50% | 18 |
| East of England | +50 | 6 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 4 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 17 |
| North East | +38 | 1 | £75,500 | -5.63% | 8 |
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 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 England region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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