DevOps Job Trends in the South East

DevOps
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring DevOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 22 22
Rank change year-on-year -17 0 -4
Permanent jobs citing DevOps 523 569 1,234
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.65% 7.40% 7.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.07% 8.18% 8.94%
Number of salaries quoted 406 319 806
10th Percentile £40,875 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.69% -5.38%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £70,079 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% +7.69% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

DevOps falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,319 6,954 13,797
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.97% 90.50% 84.17%
Number of salaries quoted 6,982 3,373 9,805
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

DevOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DevOps relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

DevOps job vacancy trend in the South East

DevOps
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DevOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DevOps

DevOps
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing DevOps in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 2026.

Salary histogram for DevOps in the South East

DevOps
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DevOps within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Thames Valley -1 229 £60,000 -7.69% 102
Hampshire -22 118 £70,000 +16.67% 57
Buckinghamshire +7 100 £55,000 -8.33% 17
Berkshire -13 100 £50,000 -37.50% 58
Surrey -8 72 £62,500 -13.79% 24
West Sussex +7 52 £70,000 +12.00% 13
Oxfordshire -8 29 £70,000 +32.08% 31
Kent -20 28 £29,000 -58.57% 5
East Sussex -23 12 £82,500 +73.68% 5
Sussex -12 5 £60,000 -20.00%
Isle of Wight 0 4 £41,500 -43.15% 1
DevOps
England

DevOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 11 (2.10%) Confluence
2 6 (1.15%) OpenStack
2 6 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.96%) CMS
3 5 (0.96%) IIS
4 4 (0.76%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.57%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) Camunda
7 1 (0.19%) JBoss
7 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 10 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.76%) Simulink
3 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.38%) Infor SunSystems
3 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 295 (56.41%) Azure
2 177 (33.84%) Azure DevOps
3 135 (25.81%) AWS
4 55 (10.52%) GitHub
5 46 (8.80%) Power Platform
6 44 (8.41%) SaaS
7 28 (5.35%) Amazon EKS
7 28 (5.35%) GitHub Actions
8 25 (4.78%) PaaS
9 23 (4.40%) Serverless
10 21 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (3.82%) GCP
11 20 (3.82%) IaaS
11 20 (3.82%) OpenShift
12 18 (3.44%) Azure AKS
12 18 (3.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 17 (3.25%) Entra ID
14 14 (2.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 14 (2.68%) Amazon ECS
14 14 (2.68%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 34 (6.50%) Firewall
2 14 (2.68%) DNS
3 13 (2.49%) VPN
4 7 (1.34%) DHCP
5 5 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (0.76%) BGP
6 4 (0.76%) SAN
7 3 (0.57%) Software-Defined Radio
8 2 (0.38%) Internet
8 2 (0.38%) MQTT
8 2 (0.38%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.19%) Broadband
9 1 (0.19%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.19%) Modbus
9 1 (0.19%) MPLS
9 1 (0.19%) Network Security
9 1 (0.19%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (9.94%) SQL Server
2 21 (4.02%) Power BI
3 19 (3.63%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (3.44%) MongoDB
5 15 (2.87%) Azure SQL Database
5 15 (2.87%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.53%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.34%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.15%) Metadata
9 4 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.57%) MySQL
10 3 (0.57%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.38%) GIS
11 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 68 (13.00%) Git
2 57 (10.90%) GitLab
3 31 (5.93%) JIRA
4 28 (5.35%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.87%) Visual Studio Code
6 14 (2.68%) Selenium
7 9 (1.72%) JUnit
8 8 (1.53%) SonarQube
9 7 (1.34%) Cucumber
10 6 (1.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 6 (1.15%) Mockito
11 5 (0.96%) Artifactory
11 5 (0.96%) Zephyr
12 4 (0.76%) Cypress.io
12 4 (0.76%) NUnit
12 4 (0.76%) Snyk
12 4 (0.76%) Visual Studio
13 3 (0.57%) JMeter
13 3 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
13 3 (0.57%) Robot Framework
General
1 121 (23.14%) Social Skills
2 96 (18.36%) Finance
3 92 (17.59%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (4.21%) Retail
5 20 (3.82%) Public Sector
6 16 (3.06%) Games
7 14 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (2.10%) Law
9 10 (1.91%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.72%) Billing
11 8 (1.53%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.96%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.76%) Advertising
14 4 (0.76%) General Ledger
14 4 (0.76%) Legal
14 4 (0.76%) Marketing
14 4 (0.76%) Tech for Good
15 3 (0.57%) Aviation
15 3 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 118 (22.56%) Developer
1 118 (22.56%) DevOps Engineer
2 79 (15.11%) Senior
3 74 (14.15%) Lead
4 50 (9.56%) Azure Engineer
5 47 (8.99%) Software Engineer
6 37 (7.07%) Cloud Engineer
7 31 (5.93%) Senior DevOps
8 29 (5.54%) Architect
9 27 (5.16%) Full-Stack Developer
10 20 (3.82%) Azure DevOps Engineer
11 19 (3.63%) Analyst
12 18 (3.44%) .NET Developer
12 18 (3.44%) Administrator
12 18 (3.44%) DevOps Administrator
12 18 (3.44%) Systems Administrator
12 18 (3.44%) Team Leader
13 16 (3.06%) Power Platform Developer
13 16 (3.06%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 15 (2.87%) DevOps Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (18.93%) .NET
2 50 (9.56%) React
3 42 (8.03%) HTML
3 42 (8.03%) REST
4 40 (7.65%) CSS
5 38 (7.27%) ASP.NET
6 36 (6.88%) RESTful
7 29 (5.54%) .NET Core
8 21 (4.02%) RabbitMQ
9 20 (3.82%) ASP.NET Core
9 20 (3.82%) JSON
9 20 (3.82%) Middleware
9 20 (3.82%) OAuth
10 19 (3.63%) React Native
11 18 (3.44%) SOAP
11 18 (3.44%) YAML
12 17 (3.25%) Spring
13 16 (3.06%) AngularJS
13 16 (3.06%) Bootstrap
14 15 (2.87%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.60%) Cloud Native
2 39 (7.46%) Product Ownership
3 28 (5.35%) Distributed Systems
4 21 (4.02%) Low-Code
5 18 (3.44%) Algorithms
5 18 (3.44%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
6 12 (2.29%) Private Cloud
7 11 (2.10%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.91%) Data Centre
8 10 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
10 7 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.34%) Life Science
10 7 (1.34%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.15%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.96%) FPGA
13 4 (0.76%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 87 (16.63%) Linux
2 26 (4.97%) Ubuntu
3 25 (4.78%) Windows
4 18 (3.44%) Windows Server
5 11 (2.10%) VMS
6 8 (1.53%) CentOS
6 8 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.15%) Unix
9 4 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.57%) Android
10 3 (0.57%) Debian
11 2 (0.38%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (50.48%) CI/CD
2 208 (39.77%) Agile
3 138 (26.39%) Problem-Solving
4 125 (23.90%) Infrastructure as Code
5 96 (18.36%) Continuous Improvement
6 79 (15.11%) AI
6 79 (15.11%) Containerisation
7 74 (14.15%) Software Engineering
8 67 (12.81%) Scrum
9 61 (11.66%) Test Automation
10 59 (11.28%) Full-Stack Development
11 56 (10.71%) Computer Science
12 55 (10.52%) Microservices
13 47 (8.99%) Observability
14 46 (8.80%) Data Modelling
14 46 (8.80%) Mentoring
15 45 (8.60%) Kanban
16 40 (7.65%) Deployment Automation
16 40 (7.65%) Machine Learning
17 38 (7.27%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 140 (26.77%) Python
2 93 (17.78%) C#
3 84 (16.06%) SQL
4 67 (12.81%) JavaScript
5 53 (10.13%) Bash
6 47 (8.99%) Java
7 40 (7.65%) PowerShell
8 28 (5.35%) C++
9 19 (3.63%) TypeScript
10 13 (2.49%) C
10 13 (2.49%) Go
11 12 (2.29%) Apex Code
11 12 (2.29%) Bicep
12 7 (1.34%) Groovy
13 6 (1.15%) MATLAB
13 6 (1.15%) PHP
13 6 (1.15%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.96%) Perl
14 5 (0.96%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.76%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 98 (18.74%) Security Cleared
2 75 (14.34%) Degree
3 55 (10.52%) SC Cleared
4 27 (5.16%) DV Cleared
5 24 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (2.49%) AWS Certification
6 13 (2.49%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.72%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.34%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.76%) ICAEW
10 3 (0.57%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.38%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.38%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.38%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.38%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.19%) CCA
12 1 (0.19%) CISSP
12 1 (0.19%) LPIC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.69%) QA
2 16 (3.06%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.91%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.34%) NIST
4 7 (1.34%) PCI DSS
4 7 (1.34%) WCAG
5 6 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.76%) ITGC
7 3 (0.57%) NCSC
7 3 (0.57%) SLA
7 3 (0.57%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 1 (0.19%) GDPR
System Software
1 102 (19.50%) Docker
2 12 (2.29%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.96%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.76%) Firmware
4 4 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.57%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 128 (24.47%) Terraform
2 104 (19.89%) Kubernetes
3 74 (14.15%) Ansible
4 28 (5.35%) Grafana
5 25 (4.78%) Prometheus
6 11 (2.10%) Nagios
7 8 (1.53%) Proxmox
8 7 (1.34%) Kibana
9 6 (1.15%) Puppet
10 5 (0.96%) Packer
11 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (0.76%) Podman
11 4 (0.76%) SCCM
11 4 (0.76%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.57%) Docker Swarm
12 3 (0.57%) Scalr
12 3 (0.57%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.38%) Argo
13 2 (0.38%) MIIS
14 1 (0.19%) Nessus
Vendors
1 113 (21.61%) Microsoft
2 33 (6.31%) Red Hat
3 26 (4.97%) Salesforce
4 20 (3.82%) MuleSoft
5 16 (3.06%) VMware
6 13 (2.49%) Splunk
7 12 (2.29%) Dynatrace
8 11 (2.10%) Databricks
9 10 (1.91%) AppDynamics
10 8 (1.53%) Cisco
10 8 (1.53%) IBM
10 8 (1.53%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.34%) Oracle
12 5 (0.96%) F5
12 5 (0.96%) Juniper
12 5 (0.96%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.96%) Veeam
13 4 (0.76%) 3PAR
13 4 (0.76%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.76%) SolarWinds