Platform Engineer Job Trends in West End of London

Platform Engineer
Central London > West End of London

The median Platform Engineer salary in West End of London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West End of London 2.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.54% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West End of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West End of London. 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 West End of London with a recognized job title 37 44 99
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 75.86% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 17 20 60
10th Percentile £64,364 £45,450 £36,575
25th Percentile £68,000 £51,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,121 £65,154 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.16% +30.31% -25.93%
75th Percentile £88,750 £93,613 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,000 £111,250 £88,750
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - -1.36%

Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Platform Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West End of London.

Platform Engineer job vacancy trend in West End of London

Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in West End of London

Salary distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in West End of London.

Salary distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in West End of London

Platform Engineer
Job Locations in West End of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the West End of London region over the 6 months to 1 July 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
Westminster - 1 £80,000 - 1
Platform Engineer
Central London

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London

For the 6 months to 1 July 2026, Platform 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 across the West End of London region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) RMADS
1 1 (100.00%) SCOM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VMware NSX
1 1 (100.00%) VSAN
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) VSAN
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) RMADS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VMware NSX
1 1 (100.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware