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 5 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 24 23
Rank change year-on-year -13 -1 -7
Permanent jobs citing DevOps 564 569 1,264
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.90% 7.31% 7.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.42% 8.07% 8.72%
Number of salaries quoted 431 288 831
10th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,688 £49,250
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 £86,250 £85,000 £86,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £71,628 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.27% +10.20% -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 10,400 7,047 14,498
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.90% 90.51% 82.46%
Number of salaries quoted 7,168 3,313 10,138
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,363 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 5 June 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 5 June 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 -1 243 £60,000 -6.61% 95
Hampshire -18 139 £70,000 +16.18% 61
Buckinghamshire +16 107 £55,000 -8.33% 21
Berkshire -11 99 £62,500 -19.35% 50
Surrey -2 76 £62,500 -16.67% 20
West Sussex +14 57 £70,000 +12.00% 17
Oxfordshire -5 37 £67,500 +35.00% 28
Kent -15 27 £29,000 -63.75% 10
East Sussex -26 8 £82,500 +34.69% 2
Sussex -10 6 £62,500 -18.03% 3
Isle of Wight -1 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 15 (2.66%) Confluence
2 6 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.89%) CMS
4 4 (0.71%) IIS
4 4 (0.71%) OpenStack
4 4 (0.71%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.53%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.18%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) JBoss
7 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 10 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.06%) Simulink
3 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Lightworks
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.35%) Infor SunSystems
3 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 319 (56.56%) Azure
2 186 (32.98%) Azure DevOps
3 143 (25.35%) AWS
4 55 (9.75%) SaaS
5 54 (9.57%) GitHub
6 45 (7.98%) Power Platform
7 32 (5.67%) PaaS
8 30 (5.32%) Serverless
9 28 (4.96%) GitHub Actions
10 25 (4.43%) Amazon EKS
10 25 (4.43%) IaaS
11 23 (4.08%) Azure AKS
12 21 (3.72%) Entra ID
13 20 (3.55%) GCP
13 20 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
14 17 (3.01%) OpenShift
15 16 (2.84%) Dynamics 365
16 15 (2.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 15 (2.66%) Datadog
17 14 (2.48%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (5.85%) Firewall
2 15 (2.66%) VPN
3 14 (2.48%) DNS
4 7 (1.24%) DHCP
5 5 (0.89%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (0.71%) BGP
6 4 (0.71%) MQTT
6 4 (0.71%) SAN
6 4 (0.71%) Software-Defined Radio
7 3 (0.53%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.35%) Internet
9 1 (0.18%) Broadband
9 1 (0.18%) HTTP
9 1 (0.18%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.18%) Modbus
9 1 (0.18%) MPLS
9 1 (0.18%) Network Security
9 1 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (10.11%) SQL Server
2 23 (4.08%) MongoDB
3 22 (3.90%) Power BI
4 21 (3.72%) PostgreSQL
5 20 (3.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 12 (2.13%) NoSQL
6 12 (2.13%) Relational Database
7 10 (1.77%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.06%) Metadata
9 4 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.71%) Redis
10 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.53%) MySQL
10 3 (0.53%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.35%) Apache Cassandra
11 2 (0.35%) Couchbase
11 2 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 74 (13.12%) Git
2 58 (10.28%) GitLab
3 36 (6.38%) JIRA
4 24 (4.26%) Jenkins
5 16 (2.84%) Visual Studio Code
6 15 (2.66%) Selenium
7 9 (1.60%) JUnit
8 8 (1.42%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.42%) SonarQube
9 7 (1.24%) Zephyr
10 5 (0.89%) Artifactory
10 5 (0.89%) JMeter
10 5 (0.89%) Mockito
11 4 (0.71%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.71%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.71%) NUnit
11 4 (0.71%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.53%) Octopus Deploy
13 2 (0.35%) Jasmine
13 2 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 129 (22.87%) Social Skills
2 107 (18.97%) Finance
3 86 (15.25%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (4.61%) Retail
5 19 (3.37%) Public Sector
6 14 (2.48%) Games
7 13 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (2.30%) Manufacturing
8 10 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (1.77%) Law
9 9 (1.60%) Billing
10 8 (1.42%) Advertising
10 8 (1.42%) Marketing
11 6 (1.06%) Aerospace
11 6 (1.06%) Electronics
12 5 (0.89%) Automotive
12 5 (0.89%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.71%) Aviation
13 4 (0.71%) General Ledger
13 4 (0.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 133 (23.58%) DevOps Engineer
2 120 (21.28%) Developer
3 84 (14.89%) Senior
4 64 (11.35%) Lead
4 64 (11.35%) Software Engineer
5 53 (9.40%) Azure Engineer
6 39 (6.91%) Cloud Engineer
7 36 (6.38%) Architect
8 33 (5.85%) Senior DevOps
9 26 (4.61%) .NET Developer
9 26 (4.61%) Full-Stack Developer
10 22 (3.90%) Analyst
10 22 (3.90%) Azure DevOps Engineer
11 18 (3.19%) Administrator
11 18 (3.19%) DevOps Administrator
11 18 (3.19%) Senior DevOps Engineer
11 18 (3.19%) Systems Administrator
11 18 (3.19%) Systems Engineer
12 17 (3.01%) DevOps Systems Engineer
13 16 (2.84%) Linux/Unix DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (18.97%) .NET
2 51 (9.04%) React
3 46 (8.16%) HTML
4 44 (7.80%) ASP.NET
5 43 (7.62%) CSS
6 40 (7.09%) REST
7 39 (6.91%) RESTful
8 32 (5.67%) .NET Core
9 25 (4.43%) ASP.NET Core
10 24 (4.26%) YAML
11 21 (3.72%) JSON
11 21 (3.72%) RabbitMQ
12 19 (3.37%) Spring
13 18 (3.19%) ARM Templates
13 18 (3.19%) OAuth
14 17 (3.01%) Middleware
15 16 (2.84%) React Native
15 16 (2.84%) SOAP
16 15 (2.66%) Node.js
16 15 (2.66%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 50 (8.87%) Cloud Native
2 42 (7.45%) Product Ownership
3 29 (5.14%) Distributed Systems
4 22 (3.90%) Algorithms
5 17 (3.01%) Mobile App
6 16 (2.84%) Hybrid Cloud
6 16 (2.84%) Low-Code
7 14 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (2.13%) Private Cloud
9 10 (1.77%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 8 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
10 8 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.24%) FPGA
11 7 (1.24%) Life Science
11 7 (1.24%) Onboarding
12 6 (1.06%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.06%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 94 (16.67%) Linux
2 32 (5.67%) Ubuntu
3 26 (4.61%) Windows
4 19 (3.37%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.77%) CentOS
5 10 (1.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (1.77%) VMS
6 9 (1.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.89%) Unix
8 4 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.53%) Android
9 3 (0.53%) Debian
10 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (48.23%) CI/CD
2 219 (38.83%) Agile
3 139 (24.65%) Problem-Solving
4 135 (23.94%) Infrastructure as Code
5 96 (17.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 93 (16.49%) Software Engineering
7 88 (15.60%) AI
8 80 (14.18%) Containerisation
9 70 (12.41%) Full-Stack Development
10 69 (12.23%) Computer Science
10 69 (12.23%) Scrum
11 68 (12.06%) Test Automation
12 65 (11.52%) Microservices
13 49 (8.69%) Observability
14 48 (8.51%) Kanban
15 47 (8.33%) Data Modelling
16 46 (8.16%) Mentoring
17 44 (7.80%) Machine Learning
18 42 (7.45%) SDLC
19 41 (7.27%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 150 (26.60%) Python
2 106 (18.79%) C#
3 98 (17.38%) SQL
4 74 (13.12%) JavaScript
5 60 (10.64%) Bash
6 54 (9.57%) Java
7 46 (8.16%) PowerShell
8 36 (6.38%) C++
9 24 (4.26%) TypeScript
10 21 (3.72%) C
11 17 (3.01%) Go
12 16 (2.84%) Bicep
13 11 (1.95%) Apex Code
14 9 (1.60%) MATLAB
15 8 (1.42%) PHP
16 7 (1.24%) Groovy
17 6 (1.06%) Shell Script
18 5 (0.89%) Embedded C
18 5 (0.89%) Embedded C++
18 5 (0.89%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (17.38%) Security Cleared
2 89 (15.78%) Degree
3 54 (9.57%) SC Cleared
4 26 (4.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (4.08%) DV Cleared
6 20 (3.55%) Master's Degree
7 13 (2.30%) AWS Certification
7 13 (2.30%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.60%) ISTQB
9 6 (1.06%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.71%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.35%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.18%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.18%) CCA
12 1 (0.18%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.91%) QA
2 18 (3.19%) Data Quality
3 14 (2.48%) Accessibility
4 9 (1.60%) WCAG
5 7 (1.24%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.06%) NIST
7 4 (0.71%) ITGC
8 3 (0.53%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.18%) GDPR
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 1 (0.18%) NCSC
9 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 108 (19.15%) Docker
2 16 (2.84%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.24%) Firmware
4 5 (0.89%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.53%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 138 (24.47%) Terraform
2 103 (18.26%) Kubernetes
3 76 (13.48%) Ansible
4 31 (5.50%) Grafana
5 26 (4.61%) Prometheus
6 13 (2.30%) Nagios
7 9 (1.60%) Kibana
8 8 (1.42%) Proxmox
9 6 (1.06%) Podman
10 5 (0.89%) Docker Swarm
10 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
10 5 (0.89%) Packer
10 5 (0.89%) Puppet
11 4 (0.71%) SCCM
11 4 (0.71%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.53%) Argo
12 3 (0.53%) Scalr
12 3 (0.53%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.35%) MIIS
14 1 (0.18%) Nessus
Vendors
1 120 (21.28%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.21%) Red Hat
3 29 (5.14%) Salesforce
4 20 (3.55%) MuleSoft
5 17 (3.01%) Splunk
6 16 (2.84%) VMware
7 12 (2.13%) Databricks
7 12 (2.13%) Oracle
8 11 (1.95%) Dynatrace
9 9 (1.60%) AppDynamics
10 8 (1.42%) Cisco
10 8 (1.42%) IBM
10 8 (1.42%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.24%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.89%) F5
12 5 (0.89%) Facebook
12 5 (0.89%) Juniper
12 5 (0.89%) Veeam
12 5 (0.89%) YouTube
13 4 (0.71%) NetApp