Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services
England > North of England
The median Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services salary in the North of England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 258 | 286 | 278 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -8 | +125 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an AWS Platform Engineer | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 0.009% | 0.011% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.012% | 0.024% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £80,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | - | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | - | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | - | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £84,500 |
| England median annual salary | £85,000 | £85,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.33% | +3.45% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title | 9,493 | 8,534 | 8,200 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.64% | 94.06% | 95.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,527 | 4,016 | 6,544 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £31,250 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,875 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,055 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.11% | +0.11% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £67,070 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,344 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £57,800 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +3.81% | -6.02% |
AWS Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'AWS Platform Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
AWS Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for AWS Platform Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.
AWS Platform Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AWS Platform Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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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| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £67,500 | - | 2 |
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AWS Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England
For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, AWS 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 North of England region featuring AWS Platform Engineer in the job title.
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AWS Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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: