Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median Cloud Infrastructure Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 590 | 620 | 660 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +40 | +224 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 88 | 183 | 101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 139 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £52,500 | £55,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -4.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90,000 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,750 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.92% | - | +18.18% |
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 | 44,259 | 74,162 | 57,379 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.67% | 95.25% | 94.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,008 | 44,624 | 44,413 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Cloud Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cloud Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Infrastructure Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 September 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 | +9 | 73 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 58 | £63,750 | -1.92% | 34 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 29 | £48,000 | -16.52% | 26 |
| London | +58 | 24 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 9 |
| East of England | -4 | 20 | £75,000 | -0.58% | 5 |
| North of England | +18 | 14 | £37,000 | -43.08% | 10 |
| North West | +14 | 13 | £37,000 | -43.08% | 6 |
| Scotland | +63 | 10 | £48,000 | -12.73% | 3 |
| South East | +28 | 7 | - | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | +40 | 4 | £46,000 | -29.23% | 3 |
| Midlands | +31 | 4 | £46,000 | -23.33% | 3 |
| South West | +56 | 3 | £55,000 | -10.20% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 1 | £48,000 | +1.05% | 4 |
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Cloud Infrastructure 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 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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Cloud Infrastructure 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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