Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 589 | 625 | 574 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | -51 | -83 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 155 | 520 | 610 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.42% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 419 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,625 | £47,823 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,357 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -3.03% | +26.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £112,500 | £97,500 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £138,750 | £107,500 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £66,786 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | -1.06% | +12.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 51,239 | 119,424 | 123,130 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.44% | 95.33% | 95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,551 | 74,907 | 84,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 1 December 2023.
Site Reliability 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 Site Reliability Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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 | +33 | 140 | £80,000 | - | 65 |
| London | +103 | 98 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 56 | £65,351 | -12.39% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +118 | 49 | £65,000 | -2.67% | 44 |
| North of England | +78 | 26 | £63,750 | -4.55% | 7 |
| North West | +86 | 13 | £57,500 | -22.91% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 11 | £65,000 | +0.48% | 3 |
| Scotland | +13 | 7 | £65,351 | -2.15% | 9 |
| South West | +60 | 6 | £65,175 | +4.28% | 14 |
| South East | +132 | 5 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 12 |
| Wales | +13 | 3 | £75,000 | +20.00% | |
| East of England | +117 | 2 | £65,000 | -27.78% | 2 |
| North East | +46 | 2 | £63,750 | +27.50% |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 December 2023, 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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