Platform Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Platform Engineer salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 139 | 185 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | -17 | +70 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 7 | 34 | 74 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.33% | 0.66% | 1.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.70% | 1.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 23 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,500 | - | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.14% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,258 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £92,000 | £102,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £57,560 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.45% | -7.14% | +12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 1,941 | 4,849 | 4,551 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.15% | 94.50% | 91.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,286 | 3,739 | 2,670 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,988 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.26% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,000 | £81,250 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer in Manchester.
Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
Platform Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 5 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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| Salford | +16 | 2 | £69,384 | -22.91% | |
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 5 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 Manchester region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: