Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median Cloud Infrastructure Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 606 | 588 | 631 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +43 | +103 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 182 | 95 | 186 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.21% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 155 | 74 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £44,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £52,813 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £62,641 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +11.75% | -3.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £67,968 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £92,250 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -2.04% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 | 97,595 | 44,677 | 79,563 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.20% | 90.06% | 94.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,719 | 26,547 | 53,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £71,991 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £90,793 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -6.54% |
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cloud Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent 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 4 August 2026.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Top 15 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 4 August 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 |
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| England | +8 | 172 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 153 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 32 |
| South East | +11 | 50 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 45 | £60,000 | +28.34% | 21 |
| South West | -33 | 29 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 7 |
| London | -43 | 29 | £81,750 | +9.00% | 21 |
| North of England | -25 | 28 | £72,500 | +38.10% | 10 |
| East of England | -26 | 20 | £55,000 | -21.43% | |
| Yorkshire | -16 | 19 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -22 | 16 | £55,000 | +19.57% | 2 |
| Midlands | -31 | 16 | £55,000 | +19.57% | 2 |
| North East | - | 6 | £46,000 | - | 3 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £75,000 | - | |
| North West | -17 | 3 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 3 |
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Cloud Infrastructure 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 featuring Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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