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 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 387 | 471 | 493 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +22 | +223 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 324 | 409 | 492 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.67% | 0.46% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.74% | 0.49% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 195 | 233 | 353 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,176 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.33% | +7.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,750 | £115,000 | £102,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £71,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.33% | +7.14% | +7.69% |
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 | 43,919 | 83,679 | 79,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.64% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,116 | 62,210 | 50,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,084 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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 28 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 28 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 | +59 | 147 | £57,560 | -4.07% | 192 |
| North West | +55 | 141 | £57,560 | -7.90% | 108 |
| London | +81 | 122 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 174 |
| South East | +82 | 23 | £71,750 | +19.58% | 224 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 11 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 73 |
| Midlands | +33 | 11 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 128 |
| South West | +86 | 6 | £82,626 | +22.41% | 96 |
| East of England | +35 | 5 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 104 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 5 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 64 |
| North East | +37 | 1 | £75,500 | -5.63% | 21 |
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 28 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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