Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) salary in the UK is £105,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 762 | 689 | 624 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -73 | -65 | -99 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 149 | 325 | 736 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.34% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 138 | 275 | 542 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,875 | £42,874 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £56,219 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £75,781 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.56% | -5.27% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £138,750 | £105,000 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £59,526 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.20% | -14.96% | +7.69% |
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 | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 4 May 2024.
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 4 May 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 | -41 | 144 | £105,000 | +31.25% | 74 |
| London | +73 | 113 | £105,000 | +16.67% | 32 |
| Work from Home | -60 | 68 | £87,500 | +27.71% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | -101 | 33 | £65,000 | +9.20% | 46 |
| South East | +4 | 12 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 11 |
| South West | -28 | 8 | £70,000 | +17.60% | 11 |
| North of England | -13 | 7 | £60,000 | +36.26% | 15 |
| North West | +3 | 5 | £57,500 | -3.40% | 8 |
| Midlands | +14 | 3 | £55,000 | -45.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 2 | £70,000 | +58.97% | 7 |
| Wales | +13 | 2 | £65,000 | +2.52% | 3 |
| East of England | +13 | 1 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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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