Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 436 | 546 | 670 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +124 | -235 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 473 | 379 | 727 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.47% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 265 | 272 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £43,750 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £51,438 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -6.90% | +16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £87,500 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £100,000 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Platform Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Platform Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | +72 | 420 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 284 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 21 |
| London | +110 | 163 | £90,000 | +12.50% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 119 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 20 |
| North of England | +46 | 115 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 6 |
| North West | +13 | 68 | £60,000 | -12.73% | 3 |
| South West | +8 | 47 | £75,000 | +57.89% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 38 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 1 |
| Midlands | -14 | 38 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 3 |
| South East | +7 | 30 | £58,750 | +14.63% | 2 |
| Scotland | -17 | 28 | £60,000 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 21 | £70,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 17 | £60,000 | -18.64% | |
| East of England | -1 | 15 | £80,000 | +72.04% | 1 |
| Wales | +32 | 11 | £52,500 | -8.70% | |
| North East | -3 | 9 | - | - | 2 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 Platform Engineer in the job title.
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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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