Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) salary in the UK is £69,384 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 641 | 695 | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | -39 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 96 | 190 | 238 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.19% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68 | 171 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,000 | £58,750 | £42,874 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,630 | £72,500 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £69,384 | £87,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.70% | +25.00% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £118,750 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,556 | £143,750 | £106,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £73,750 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.47% | +18.00% | -13.79% |
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 | 53,874 | 95,222 | 77,637 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.56% | 94.83% | 91.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,775 | 66,170 | 53,203 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £39,439 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +3.67% |
Site Reliability Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Site Reliability Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Site Reliability Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer.
Site Reliability Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
Site Reliability 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 Site Reliability Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 July 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 | +30 | 82 | £69,384 | -20.70% | 91 |
| UK excluding London | +125 | 49 | £67,500 | -8.47% | 40 |
| London | +23 | 46 | £85,000 | -20.93% | 61 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 37 | £72,500 | -17.14% | 50 |
| Midlands | +79 | 16 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 16 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +105 | 12 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 7 |
| North of England | +54 | 11 | £69,384 | -13.27% | 6 |
| North West | +7 | 6 | £67,626 | -15.47% | 2 |
| South West | +78 | 4 | £84,819 | +13.09% | 10 |
| South East | +49 | 3 | £73,750 | +5.36% | 10 |
| North East | - | 3 | £69,384 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 2 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 2 |
| East of England | +29 | 2 | £51,250 | -33.87% | 6 |
| Wales | +29 | 1 | £67,626 | +22.96% |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, Site Reliability 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 Site Reliability Engineer in the job title.
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Site Reliability 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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