Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure
UK
The median Platform Engineer - Microsoft Azure salary in the UK is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 665 | 840 | 931 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +175 | +91 | +259 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Azure Platform Engineer | 25 | 62 | 42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.046% | 0.063% | 0.041% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.051% | 0.066% | 0.045% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 41 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,250 | - | £48,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,750 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £85,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | +30.77% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £110,000 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £73,750 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.92% | -7.69% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Azure Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Azure Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Azure Platform Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Azure Platform Engineer.
Azure Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Azure Platform Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure Platform Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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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| England | +130 | 25 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 8 |
| London | +100 | 17 | £90,000 | -7.69% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 9 | £77,500 | -16.22% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +166 | 8 | £73,750 | +22.92% | 5 |
| South West | +115 | 4 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 3 |
| North of England | +35 | 4 | £71,250 | +18.75% | |
| North West | +4 | 3 | £67,500 | +12.50% | |
| North East | +48 | 1 | £75,500 | -5.63% |
Azure Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Azure 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 featuring Azure Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Azure Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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