DevOps Platform Engineer Job Trends in Southampton

Platform Engineer - DevOps
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Platform Engineer - DevOps salary in Southampton is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a DevOps Platform Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 838 399 863
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.43% 98.03% 98.52%
Number of salaries quoted 656 284 683
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £78,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £99,375 £75,000 £70,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -2.91% -1.90%

DevOps Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'DevOps Platform Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

DevOps Platform Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

DevOps Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 24 August 2026, DevOps 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 Southampton region featuring DevOps Platform Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Platform Engineering

DevOps Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Platform Engineering